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# content

«content» in Mova's school dictionary: **the things inside it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (CON-tent: content, contents); adjective (con-TENT: content); verb (con-TENT: content yourself with)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#m1)

2) The content of a book, film or website is what it is about, its ideas and information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#m2)

3) Content (stress on the second part) means happy and satisfied with what you have. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#m3)

4) The contents page of a book lists its chapters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#m4)

5) To content someone means to make them satisfied, so that they stop wanting more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In reading lessons pupils use the contents page to find chapters. In science they describe the contents of a mixture or the sugar content of a food from its label. In online safety lessons some content is not suitable for children and should be reported. In stories a cat lies content by the fire. Phrases: table of contents, contents page, online content, content with, sugar content.

### examples

- Look at the contents page to find chapter three. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x1)
- He tipped out the contents of his bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x2)
- The cat was content by the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x3)
- This drink has a high sugar content. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x4)
- Tell an adult if you see upsetting content online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x5)
- She was content with a small piece. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x6)
- The content of the talk was interesting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x7)
- But this did not content the brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/#x8)

### note

Two words spelled the same: CON-tent (noun, what is inside) and con-TENT (adjective, happy). The things inside something are usually plural «contents»; «content» (uncountable) is the subject matter or amount. «Content» (happy) goes after a verb: «she was content».

### In the corpora

- [Safety settings and children's accounts filter unsuitable content, but they are not perfect, so telling a grown-up still matters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/15-bots-are-not-doctors-helplines-are-people/18/)
- [Cats usually purr when content, but they can also purr when hurt or stressed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/23-understanding-cats/13/)
- [Age limits on apps and games, often 13, exist to protect children from content and contacts that are not safe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/197-harmful-lies/15/)
- [Ratings are about content such as violence, blood, fear and bad language, not about how difficult a game is.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/401-fighting-games-at-a-friends/23/)
- [Ratings exist because younger children are more easily upset and affected by violent or frightening content.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/404-parents-rules-for-big-games/36/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «content» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/content/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.