Contact - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɑːntækt|  American pronunciation of the word contact
Brit.  |ˈkɒntækt|  British pronunciation of the word contact

noun

- close interaction
they kept in daily contact
they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
- the act of touching physically
her fingers came in contact with the light switch
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
- the physical coming together of two or more things (syn: striking)
contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance (syn: middleman)
he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
- a channel for communication between groups (syn: liaison, link)
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
they forget to solder the contacts
- a communicative interaction (syn: touch)
the pilot made contact with the base
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

verb

- be in or establish communication with (syn: get through, reach)
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact (syn: adjoin, meet, touch)
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point

Extra examples

Physical contact between a mother and child is very important.

Contacts between the two leaders have been frequent in recent weeks.

I applied for a job at that law firm because I have a contact there.

For more information, contact the city's tourism office.

We were able to contact them by radio.

She contacted everyone on the list.

Ice hockey is a contact sport.

Some diseases are communicated by contact.

If shampoo comes into contact with your eyes, rinse well with water.

We are out of contact for many years already.

He received this information from one of his contacts.

The spark and the gunpowder contacted, and acting together, produced the explosion.

In case of malfunction of the product contact your local dealer.

There is very little contact between the two tribes.

Few people have daily contact with mentally disabled people.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: contact
he/she/it: contacts
present participle: contacting
past tense: contacted
past participle: contacted
noun
singular: contact
plural: contacts
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