including
prep/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/ · /ɪŋˈkluːdɪŋ/
Etymology By surface analysis, include + -ing.
1
Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.
- All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- All you have to do is to fill in the details, including your name and address and the amount you wish to give.
2
Nonstandard, Rare Introducing a finite clause.
- I have always argued that it is one that deserves a thorough-going policy review, which might come to all sorts of conclusions, including it is doing what the Government of the day wants it to.2006 March 27, John Whiting (of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC), transcribed in The 2006 Budget: Fourth Report of [United Kingdom House of Commons Treasury Committee] Session 2005-06, Volume II, page 20
- Derived terms
- everything including the kitchen sink, includingly, unincluding