You use including to introduce examples of people or things that are part of the group of people or things thatyou are talking about.
Stars including Joan Collins are expected to attend.
...many conditions, including allergies, hyperactivity and tooth decay.
Preparation time (not including chilling): 5 minutes.
Synonyms: containing, with, counting, plus More Synonyms of including
including in British English
(ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ)
preposition
forming part of the group of people or things under discussion
drastic measures including a rise in income tax rates
Rent is £ 450 a week, including electricity.
Stars including Joan Collins are expected to attend.
From £30 per person for lunch, including service charge.
It costs £ 15.50, including postage and packing.
Preparation time (not including chilling): 5 minutes.
up to and including the first decades of this century
More showers are forecast up to and including Saturday.
▶ USAGE The abbreviation for including is inc.orincl.
including in American English
(ɪnˈkludɪŋ)
preposition
involving, containing, or comprising
Examples of 'including' in a sentence
including
Still, he made all of us, including Art, fall about laughing.
Kate Cann READY? (2001)
I had no intention of including myself in Richard's plans for the evening.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2001)
Half her face, including one eye, was covered with bandages.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
It took me twenty minutes to get to Jaime's house, including a quick stop at my mother's house on the way.
James Grippando A KING'S RANSOM (2001)
In other languages
including
British English: including /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/ PREPOSITION
You use including to talk about people or things that are part of a group.
Nine people were hurt, including both drivers.
American English: including
Arabic: بـِمَا فِيهِ
Brazilian Portuguese: incluindo
Chinese: 包括
Croatian: uključujući
Czech: včetně
Danish: inklusive
Dutch: inclusief
European Spanish: incluyendo
Finnish: mukaan lukien
French: y compris
German: einschließlich
Greek: συμπεριλαμβανομένου
Italian: incluso
Japanese: ･･･を含めて
Korean: ...을 포함하여
Norwegian: medregnet
Polish: włączając
European Portuguese: incluindo
Romanian: inclusiv
Russian: включая
Latin American Spanish: incluyendo
Swedish: inklusive
Thai: รวมทั้ง
Turkish: dahil
Ukrainian: у тому числі
Vietnamese: bao gồm cả
Chinese translation of 'including'
including
(ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ)
prep
包括 (bāokuò)
it costs £15.50, including postage and packing价(價)格15英镑(鎊)50便士，邮(郵)资(資)和包装(裝)费(費)包括在内(內) (jiàgé shíwǔ yīngbàng wǔshí biànshì, yóuzī he bāozhuāngfèi bāokuò zài nèi)
nine people were injured, including two Britons九个(個)人受了伤(傷)，包括两(兩)个(個)英国(國)人 (jiǔ gè rén shòule shāng, bāokuò liǎng gè Yìngguórén)
up to and including直到并(並)包括 (zhídào bìng bāokuò)
including service charge内(內)含小费(費) (nèi hán xiǎofèi)
inc.
abbr
(= including) 包括 (bāokuò)
Seeincluded
All related terms of 'including'
inc.
including 包括 bāokuò
include
包括 bāokuò ⇒ The four-man crew included one Briton. → 四人小组包括一个英国人。 Sì rén xiǎozǔ bāokuò yī gè Yīngguórén. ⇒ Carpets and curtains are included in the purchase price. → 地毯和窗帘包括在购物价格里。 Dìtǎn hé chuānglián bāokuò zài gòuwù jiàgé li.