No. 10,572 in Russian
вместить
"To contain" or "to accommodate."
In a sentence
Эта коробка может вместить до десяти килограммов.
This box can hold up to ten kilograms.
Here, 'вместить' is used in its literal sense to indicate the capacity of the box to contain a specific amount.
Ему удалось вместить все свои вещи в один чемодан.
He managed to fit all his belongings into one suitcase.
'вместить' is employed to signify the act of adjusting the belongings to fit into the suitcase.
Докладчика попросили вместить своё выступление в десять минут.
The speaker was asked to condense their speech to ten minutes.
In this context, 'вместить' metaphorically means to condense or fit the speech within a time constraint.
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