Hello, everyone.
I read the sentence below in a news article.
“If you sneeze with a mask, the virus will be contained.”
In this sentence, does “contain” mean “stop” or “block”?
I would like to know what “contain” means in this sentence.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Yes, you are correct in thinking that.
Thank you, Kitosdad.
Could I ask one more question?
Instead of “contain”, is it ok to use “restrict”?
“If you sneeze with a mask, the virus will be restricted.”
Thank you in advance.
In this context more appropriate alternatives are:
If you sneeze with a mask, the virus will be –
hold back
restrained
kept under control
Thank you for your reply, Gray.