contact
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒntækt/
:
contacto
- The school counselor will need to build a resource list of names, contact information, fee schedules, and specialties.
- contact information
- contact person
- personal contacts
You don't have a single contact and your network.
- You don't have a single contact and your network.
- So we built a strong contact in that area through this.
- But I'm sorry, a contact recently called me.
- So my emergency contact was my best friend Nick.
- You know I have you have my contact details as well.
- You know, I've made amazing networks and contacts over the Internet.
- I I have some like regular contacts now who were prisoners there.
- But that is where I met my first contacts at Adobe.
- He then contacted his media contact guy called Wolf Pine.
- And that's come from my contacts in the National Crime Agency.
- We have very strong contacts with venture debt firms.
- I thought he was, he was the Russian contact shoulder surfer.
Examples
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Question 1: Please provide the following contact information: name, state, and telephone number.
Academic text (2012) -
Few of the faculty members I have had contact with are generally interested in students.
Academic text (2008) -
So my emergency contact was my best friend Nick.
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My last contact with her was in April.
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I found out from an old contact.
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But for us, it improves our contact with teachers.
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So I'm gonna need your emergency contacts in case something happens.
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They are our only contact with what you would call, the outside world.
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Has anyone been in contact with Helen Cho?
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If you need help, you can reach out to your contact at the organization for assistance.
Synonyms
105
6.8
A person or thing that helps two groups share information
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.1
Red, itchy skin caused by touching something that hurts the skin
- Specialized
1
4.1
A point or surface that lets electricity flow from one part to another
- Specialized
A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
- Specialized
A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size
- Specialized
A metal piece that turns to touch different contact points and connect circuits
- Archaic
A small electronic part that lets electricity flow in one direction when a metal point touches a crystal
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contact comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tangere 'to touch', so it originally meant 'touching together'; by a helpful image a contact is someone you are 'in touch' with, which is why the word names a person or organisation you can call on for help.