content

B1 · Intermediate Plural noun

n. the things that are inside a container, room, or book.

n. the physical or abstract items contained within a specific space or vessel; often used in the plural.

“He emptied the contents of his bag onto the table to find his keys.”

“The customs officer requested that the traveller disclose the full contents of the wooden crate before it could be cleared for transport.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Science Technical

n. the amount of a particular substance inside something else.

n. the proportion or quantity of a specific component within a mixture or substance.

“This orange juice has a very high sugar content.”

“The laboratory analysis revealed that the soil sample had an unusually high moisture content, which explained the recent structural shifts in the foundation.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. happy and satisfied with what you have.

adj. feeling or manifesting satisfaction with one's circumstances; not desiring more.

“She was content to stay at home and read a book while it rained.”

“After years of travelling for work, he felt perfectly content living a quiet life in a small coastal village.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to make yourself or someone else feel satisfied with a situation.

v. to satisfy or appease someone; frequently used reflexively to indicate accepting a situation.

“Since there was no cake left, he had to content himself with a biscuit.”

“The board had to content themselves with a modest increase in profits, given the volatility of the global market that year.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Mathematics Technical

n. the total amount of space inside a shape with many sides.

n. the n-dimensional volume or measure of a polytope or similar geometric figure.

“The professor explained how to calculate the content of a four-dimensional shape.”

“In higher-dimensional geometry, the term content is used as a generalisation of length, area, and volume for n-dimensional objects.”