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- [kon-takt]
- /ˈkɒn tækt/
- /ˈkɒntækt/
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- [kon-takt]
- /ˈkɒn tækt/
Definitions of contact word
- uncountable noun contact Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly. 3
- verb contact If you contact someone, you telephone them, write to them, or go to see them in order to tell or ask them something. 3
- adjective contact Your contact details or number are information such as a telephone number where you can be contacted. 3
- uncountable noun contact If you come into contact with someone or something, you meet that person or thing in the course of your work or other activities. 3
- uncountable noun contact When people or things are in contact, they are touching each other. 3
- uncountable noun contact Radio contact is communication by means of radio. 3
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Origin of contact
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin contāctus a touching, equivalent to contāc- < *contag-, variant stem of contingere to touch (con- con- + -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. tango, attain
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Parts of speech for Contact
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contact popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
contact usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contact
noun contact
- influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- unity — the state of being one; oneness.
- connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
- touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
verb contact
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- telephone — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
Antonyms for contact
noun contact
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- strangeness — the quality or condition of being strange.
- antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
verb contact
- listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
Top questions with contact
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