The difference between” contain “and “include “
There’s a sentence in our English book:It’s a round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots.

Can the phrase “take in “change to “contain “or “include” ?

Please help me!!!

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The difference between” contain “and “include “
There’s a sentence in our English book:It’s a round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots.

Can the phrase “take in “change to “contain “or “include” ?

Please help me!!!

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"includes" works
"contains" does not

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I suppose "take in" does mean "include as destinations" here in this sentence.

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In this context, "takes in" would be better replaced to "visits".

"Includes" wouldn't give an incorrect meaning but I don't think a native speaker would used "contains" to describe a trip in this context.

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