Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

including

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: in-clud-ing
IPA: /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

prep

Introducing a finite clause.

verb

present participle and gerund of include

Example Sentences

"All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism."
"All you have to do is to fill in the details, including your name and address and the amount you wish to give."
"I have always argued that it is one that deserves a thorough-going policy review, which might come to all sorts of conclusions, including it is doing what the Government of the day wants it to."

Etymology

By surface analysis, include + -ing.

Inflected Forms

incl. (alternative, abbreviation)

Derived Forms

includingly unincluding

Phrases

everything including the kitchen sink

Rhymes With

excluding concluding brooding protruding alluding colluding feuding intruding eluding deluding exuding precluding

Questions

How do you pronounce including?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/.
What does including mean?: Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.
Where does including come from?: By surface analysis, include + -ing.

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