include

Definitions

1. verb

   To make something part of a group or total.

   Examples

   • I will buy the vacation package if you include car rental.
   • Please include me in the plans.
2. verb

   To have something as one of its parts.

   Examples

   • The vacation package includes car rental.
   • Does this book include his poems?
3. verb

   To surround or close in, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • The garden was included within a low stone wall.
   • The village was included by thick forest.
4. verb

   To end something, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • Let us include the meeting with a final vote.
   • The speaker included his talk with a joke.
5. verb

   In computer code, to bring in code from another file.

   Examples

   • You have to include the strings library to use this function.
   • The program failed because it did not include the header file.
6. noun

   In computer work, a piece of code or content that is loaded into another page or file.

   Examples

   • She used an include to share the menu across every page.
   • The include loads the footer on each page.