include

1. 1

   To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

   • I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
2. 2

   To consider as part of something; to comprehend.

   • The vacation package includes car rental.
   • Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?
3. 3

   To enclose, confine.obsolete

   • I could have here willingly ranged, but these straits wherein I am included will not permit.
4. 4

   To conclude; to terminate.obsolete

   • Come, let us go; we will include all jars / With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.
5. 5

   To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.

   • You have to include the strings library to use this function.

syn. add · admit · allow · bear · circumscribe · come with · compose · comprise · consist · contain · count · cover

ant. exclude · drop · lack · omit · refrain

1. 1

   A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

   • In the previous lesson, you learned how to use server-side includes, which enable you to easily include snippets of web pages within other web pages.