Contact definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Contact definition: Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'contact'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× contact (kɒntækt ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensecontacts ,presentparticiplecontacting ,pasttense,pastparticiplecontacted 1. uncountablenoun Contactinvolvesmeetingorcommunicatingwithsomeone,especiallyregularly. Oppositionleadersaredenyinganycontactwiththerebels.[+with] Heforbadecontactbetweendirectorsandexecutivesoutsidehispresence.[+between] Synonyms:communication,link,association,connection MoreSynonymsofcontact 2. Seeincontact(withsb) 3. verb Ifyoucontactsomeone,youphonethem,writetothem,orgotoseetheminordertotelloraskthemsomething. ContacttheTouristInformationBureauforfurtherdetails.[VERBnoun] Whenshefirstcontactedme,Franceswasupset.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:getorbeintouchwith,call,reach,approach MoreSynonymsofcontact 4. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Yourcontactdetailsornumberareinformationsuchasaphonenumberwhereyoucanbecontacted. Youmustleaveyourfullnameandcontactdetailswhenyouphone. 5. uncountablenoun Ifyoucomeintocontactwithsomeoneorsomething,youmeetthatpersonorthinginthecourseofyourworkorotheractivities. DoctorsIcameintocontactwithvoicedtheirconcern. Thecollegehasbroughtmeintocontactwithwesternideas. 6. Seemakecontact(withsb) 7. Seetolosecontact 8. uncountablenoun[oftin/intoNwithn] Whenpeopleorthingsareincontact,theyaretouchingeachother. Theycomparedhowtheseorganismsbehavedwhenleftincontactwithdifferentmaterials. Thecryoccurswhenairisbroughtintocontactwiththebaby'slarynx. Therewasnophysicalcontact,nordidIwantany. Thisshowswherethefootandshoeareincontact. 9. uncountablenoun Radiocontactiscommunicationbymeansofradio. Hefailedtomakeradiocontact. Theplanelostcontactwiththecontroltowershortlyaftertake-off.[+with] 10. countablenoun Acontactissomeoneyouknowinanorganizationorprofessionwhohelpsyouorgivesyouinformation. TheircontactintheUnitedStatesEmbassywascalledPhil. 11. tomakeeyecontact MoreSynonymsofcontact COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof contact Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'contact' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'contact' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'earth-grazer' HindiTranslationof'contact' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency contactinBritishEnglish noun(ˈkɒntækt )1. theactorstateoftouchingphysically 2. thestateorfactofcloseassociationorcommunication(espinthephrasesincontact,makecontact) 3. a. ajunctionoftwoormoreelectricalconductors b. thepartoftheconductorsthatmakesthejunction c. thepartofanelectricaldevicetowhichsuchconnectionsaremade 4. anacquaintance,esponewhomightbeusefulinbusiness,asameansofintroduction,etc 5. anypersonwhohasbeenexposedtoacontagiousdisease 6. photographySeecontactprint 7. (usuallyplural)aninformalnameforcontactlens 8. (modifier) oforrelatingtoirritationorinflammationoftheskincausedbytouchingthecausativeagent contactdermatitis 9. (modifier) denotinganinsecticideorherbicidethatkillsoncontact,ratherthanafteringestionorabsorption 10. (modifier) oformaintainingcontact 11. (modifier) requiringorinvolving(physical)contact thecontactsportofboxing verb(ˈkɒntækt ,kənˈtækt )12. (whenintr,oftenfollbywith) toput,come,orbeinassociation,touch,orcommunication exclamation13. aeronautics (formerly)acallmadebythepilottoindicatethatanaircraft'signitionisswitchedonandthattheengineisreadyforstartingbyswingingthepropeller CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformscontactual(kɒnˈtæktjʊəl )adjective contactually(conˈtactually)adverb WordoriginC17:fromLatincontactus,fromcontingeretotouchonallsides,pollute,fromtangeretotouch WordFrequency contactinAmericanEnglish (ˈkɑnˌtækt ;forv.,occas.kənˈtækt ) noun1.  theactorstateoftouchingormeeting twosurfacesincontact 2.  thestateorfactofbeingintouch,communication,orassociation(with) tocomeintocontactwithnewideas 3. USa.  anacquaintance,esp.onewhoisinfluential b.  aconnectionwithsuchaperson hiscontactsatcityhall 4. Electricitya.  aconnectionorpointofconnectionbetweentwoconductorsinacircuit b.  adeviceforopeningandclosingsuchaconnection 5. Medicine apersonwhomayhavecaughtadiseasefromaninfectedperson 6.  contactlensusuallyusedinpl. verbtransitive7.  toplaceincontact 8.  tocomeintocontactwith 9. US togetintouchorcommunicationwith verbintransitive10.  tobeinorcomeintocontact adjective11.  of,involving,orrelatingtocontact adverb12.  bymeansofcontactflying Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginLcontactus,pp.ofcontingere,totouch,seize