contact
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin contactus, from contingere (to touch on all sides), from tangere (to touch). Used in English since the 17th Century.
Noun[edit]
contact (plural contacts)
- The act of touching physically.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- I haven't been in contact with her for years.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
- Someone with whom one is in communication.
- The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
- (informal) A contact lens.
- (electricity) a device designed for repetitive connections.
- (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
- I bought myself a new contact ball last week
Derived terms[edit]
- body contact
- contact hitter
- contact information
- contactable
- eye contact
- first contact
- point of contact / POC
Translations[edit]
an act of touching physically
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an establishment of communication
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colloquial: a contact lens
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electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
someone with whom one is in communication
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Verb[edit]
contact (third-person singular simple present contacts, present participle contacting, simple past and past participle contacted)
- (transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
- The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
- (transitive) To establish communication with something or someone
- I am trying to contact my sister.
Translations[edit]
touch physically
establish communication with
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
contact n (plural contacten, diminutive contactje)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin contactus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contact m (plural contacts)