contact
The act of touching physicallyThe act of touching physically; being in close association.
» I've been in contact with Tom.
Я на связи с Томом.
Я тримаю зв'язок з Томом.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of touching physically; being in close association.
Kontakt, Berührung
конта́ктkontákt, соприкоснове́ниеsoprikosnovénije, прикоснове́ниеprikosnovénije
конта́ктkontákt, до́тикdótyk
the act of touching physically
(countable, uncountable)The establishment of communication (with).
I haven't been in contact with her for years.
Kontakt, Verbindung
конта́ктkontákt, связьsvjazʹ
конта́ктkontákt, зв'язо́кzvʺjazók
a channel for communication between groups
(countable, uncountable)The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
(countable, uncountable)A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
(countable, uncountable)Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
Who is the company's contact for sales queries?
The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
конта́ктkontákt, связно́йsvjaznój
Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A contact lens.
Kontaktlinse
конта́ктная ли́нзаkontáktnaja línza, ли́нзаlínza
(countable, uncountable)A device designed for repetitive connections.
конта́ктkontákt
(countable, informal, uncountable)Contact juggling.
I bought myself a new contact ball last week
(countable, uncountable)The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
Examples
1159 sentencesI've been in contact with Tom.
Я тримаю зв'язок з Томом.
ruЯ на связи с Томом.
Who told you to contact me?
Хто сказав тобі зв'язатися зі мною?
Tom is going to contact you.
Том зв'яжеться з тобою.
I'll tell them to contact you.
Я скажу їм, щоб вони зв'язалися з тобою.
ruЯ скажу им, чтобы связались с тобой.
Please write down your contact address here.
Не могли би ви записати вашу контактну адресу тут?
deTragen Sie hier bitte Ihre Kontaktdaten ein.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). UsFrom Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.
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Forms
plural: contactsSynonyms
9 synonyms- the act of touching physically:physical contact
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact:tangency
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication:contact lens
- a communicative interaction:touch
- the physical coming together of two or more things:impingingstriking
- a channel for communication between groups:liaisonlinkinter-group communication
Word family
73 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- trying to contact
- in contact with
- contact lens
- made eye contact
- my contact lens
- able to contact
- contact lenses
- free to contact
- eye contact
- hesitate to contact
- eye contact with
- found my contact