contains
v.v. to have something inside. You use this to describe what is in a box, a bag, or even a piece of writing.
v. to hold or have within; to be composed of or include as a part. Transitive — requires a direct object to specify the contents.
The box contains old books.
This orange juice contains no added sugar and is made from fresh fruit.
The report contains several recommendations for improving safety standards across the manufacturing sector, though it stops short of suggesting new legislation.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. It is a stative verb, meaning it is rarely used in the continuous (-ing) form.
The bottle is containing water.The bottle contains water.Contain is a stative verb; it describes a state rather than an action, so it is used in the simple present rather than the continuous form.