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  • contact — verb. The meaning ‘get in touch with’ originated in the US in the early 1920s and was greeted with open hostility by purists for several decades, but it is now well established in AmE and BrE. The stress pattern is unstable; most often the stress …   Modern English usage

  • contact — con‧tact [ˈkɒntækt ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [countable] a person you know who may be able to help or advise you, especially because of the work they do: • He has a lot of contacts in the media. • There are some excellent opportunities around, if you ask… …   Financial and business terms

  • contact — (n.) 1620s, action of touching, from L. contactus a touching, from pp. of contingere to touch, seize, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + tangere to touch (see TANGENT (Cf. tangent)). Figurative sense of connection, communication …   Etymology dictionary

  • contact — I (association) noun accord, acquaintanceship, affiliation, alliance, bond, camaraderie, close union, cooperation, coalition, combination, commerce, communication, community, companionship, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, consociation,… …   Law dictionary

  • contact — ► NOUN 1) the state or condition of physical touching. 2) (before another noun ) caused by or operating through physical touch: contact dermatitis. 3) the state or condition of communicating or meeting. 4) a meeting or communication set up with… …   English terms dictionary

  • contact — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 meeting/talking/writing to sb ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ She is still in close contact with Sarah. ▪ constant, daily, frequent, regular ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • contact — I. noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus, from contingere to have contact with more at contingent Date: 1626 1. a. union or junction of surfaces b. the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contact — con•tact [[t]ˈkɒn tækt[/t]] n. 1) the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people 2) immediate proximity or association 3) the act or state of being in communication 4) a person one knows through whom one can gain… …   From formal English to slang

  • contact — noun /ˈkɒntækt / (say kontakt) 1. the state or fact of touching; a touching or meeting of bodies. 2. immediate proximity or association. 3. Electricity the moving part of a switch or relay which completes and breaks the circuit. 4. Mathematics a… …  

  • contact — contactual /kon tak chooh euhl/, adj. contactually, adv. /kon takt/, n. 1. the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people. 2. immediate proximity or association. 3. an acquaintance, colleague, or relative through… …   Universalium

  • contact — I UK [ˈkɒntækt] / US [ˈkɑnˌtækt] noun Word forms contact : singular contact plural contacts *** Get it right: contact: When contact means communication between people, countries, or organizations , it is usually an uncountable noun, so ▪  it is… …   English dictionary

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