contact
noun (contact, uncountable; a contact, contacts); verb (contact, contacts, contacted, contacting)
Everyday
- Contact is touching: two things in contact are touching each other. tree →
- Contact is communication with someone, by meeting, phone, letter or message. tree →
- To contact someone is to call, write or message them. tree →
- A contact is a person you know and can get in touch with, or their details. tree →
- Contacts (contact lenses) are small lenses worn on the eyes. tree →
In the lessons
In science, forces can be contact forces (friction, pushing) or non-contact forces (magnetism, gravity). Germs spread by contact. In safety, know how to contact emergency services (999 in the UK and Ireland, 911 in the USA and Canada, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand) and keep your family's contact details safe. Online, do not make contact with strangers. Phrases: in contact with, keep in contact, lose contact, eye contact, contact details, emergency contact, contact sport.
Examples
- Avoid contact with the hot pan. tree →
- Friction is a contact force. tree →
- Stay in contact with your group on the trip. tree →
- Contact your teacher if you are ill. tree →
- Make eye contact when you say hello. tree →
- Rugby is a contact sport. tree →
- Write your emergency contact on the form. tree →
- She wears contacts instead of glasses. tree →
- Jurgen had come in contact with this; the tide had driven him against it with great force. tree →
Note
"Contact" as a verb takes no "with": "contact me", not "contact with me". But as a noun: "in contact with me". Do not share contact details with strangers online.
In Jewish tradition
In science, forces can be contact forces (friction, pushing) or non-contact forces (magnetism, gravity). Germs spread by contact. In safety, know how to contact emergency services (999 in the UK and Ireland, 911 in the USA and Canada, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand) and keep your family's contact details safe. Online, do not make contact with strangers. Phrases: in contact with, keep in contact, lose contact, eye contact, contact details, emergency contact, contact sport.
Note
"Contact" as a verb takes no "with": "contact me", not "contact with me". But as a noun: "in contact with me". Do not share contact details with strangers online.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «contact» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «contact» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «contact» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «contact» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/contact/