including

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

Preposition

  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. 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...

Origin

By surface analysis, include + -ing.

Forms

incl.

Derived

everything including the kitchen sink includingly unincluding

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of include