includere
include
verb een-KLOO-deh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'includere', to shut in
Usage Note
Includere has an irregular past participle, incluso, so 'included' is incluso/inclusa. Watch the receipt phrase servizio incluso (service included). Its opposite is escludere (to exclude), which follows the same -uso pattern.
Examples
"Il prezzo include la colazione."
Natural Translation
The price includes breakfast.
Literal Translation
The price includes the breakfast.
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