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contact
noun
communication
or
connection
with
someone
•
After
moving
abroad
,
Mia
kept
contact
with
her
grandparents
by
video
call
every
week
.
After
moving
abroad
,
Mia
kept
contact
with
her
grandparents
by
video
call
every
week
.
•
I
finally
lost
contact
with
my
old
teacher
when
her
email
stopped
working
.
I
finally
lost
contact
with
my
old
teacher
when
her
email
stopped
working
.
Sense
extended
from
physical
touch
to
the
idea
of
maintaining
connection
by
letters
or
calls
in
the
mid-19th
century
.
verb
to
communicate
with
someone
,
especially
by
phone
,
email
,
or
letter
•
You
can
contact
me
at
this
number
if
you
have
any
questions
.
You
can
contact
me
at
this
number
if
you
have
any
questions
.
•
The
travel
agent
contacted
the
hotel
to
confirm
our
reservation
.
The
travel
agent
contacted
the
hotel
to
confirm
our
reservation
.
Verb
sense
developed
from
the
noun
in
early
20th-century
English
,
when
new
communication
tools
like
telephone
appeared
.
noun
the
state
of
two
people
or
things
touching
or
meeting
•
The
baseball
made
contact
with
the
window
and
cracked
the
glass
.
The
baseball
made
contact
with
the
window
and
cracked
the
glass
.
•
Wear
gloves
so
your
skin
doesn
’
t
come
into
direct
contact
with
the
hot
pan
.
Wear
gloves
so
your
skin
doesn
’
t
come
into
direct
contact
with
the
hot
pan
.
From
Latin
‘
contactus
’
meaning
‘
a
touching
’,
from
‘
contingere
’ ‘
to
touch
’.
noun
a
person
you
know
who
can
give
help
,
information
,
or
introductions
•
Emma
used
her
uncle
as
a
contact
to
find
a
summer
job
at
the
bank
.
Emma
used
her
uncle
as
a
contact
to
find
a
summer
job
at
the
bank
.
•
The
reporter
called
her
police
contact
for
details
about
the
accident
.
The
reporter
called
her
police
contact
for
details
about
the
accident
.
From
the
idea
of
someone
you
can
‘
get
in
touch
with
’;
popular
in
business
English
since
the
20th
century
.
noun
the
state
of
two
or
more
things
touching
each
other
•
Keep
fragile
items
apart
so
they
do
not
come
into
contact
.
Keep
fragile
items
apart
so
they
do
not
come
into
contact
.
•
The
car
’
s
bumper
made
brief
contact
with
the
wall
,
leaving
a
scratch
.
The
car
’
s
bumper
made
brief
contact
with
the
wall
,
leaving
a
scratch
.
From
Latin
contactus
“
a
touching
,”
from
contingere
“
to
touch
.”
noun
communication
or
regular
exchange
with
someone
•
We
kept
in
contact
by
email
while
she
studied
abroad
.
We
kept
in
contact
by
email
while
she
studied
abroad
.
•
After
moving
to
a
new
city
,
he
lost
contact
with
many
old
friends
.
After
moving
to
a
new
city
,
he
lost
contact
with
many
old
friends
.
verb
to
communicate
with
someone
,
especially
by
phone
,
email
,
or
letter
•
Please
contact
me
if
you
have
any
questions
.
Please
contact
me
if
you
have
any
questions
.
•
The
company
contacted
all
applicants
by
phone
.
The
company
contacted
all
applicants
by
phone
.
verb
to
touch
or
meet
something
physically
•
If
the
wires
contact
,
they
could
cause
a
short
circuit
.
If
the
wires
contact
,
they
could
cause
a
short
circuit
.
•
The
rocket
must
avoid
contacting
space
debris
during
launch
.
The
rocket
must
avoid
contacting
space
debris
during
launch
.
Technical
in-transitive
verb
use
recorded
since
the
late
19th
century
in
engineering
manuals
.
noun
a
thin
lens
worn
directly
on
the
eye
(
short
form
of
‘
contact
lens
’)
•
I
put
my
left
contact
in
backwards
this
morning
and
it
felt
uncomfortable
.
I
put
my
left
contact
in
backwards
this
morning
and
it
felt
uncomfortable
.
•
He
keeps
spare
contacts
in
his
wallet
just
in
case
one
falls
out
.
He
keeps
spare
contacts
in
his
wallet
just
in
case
one
falls
out
.
Shortened
from
“
contact
lens
,”
first
used
in
the
1960s
.
noun
a
person
you
know
who
can
give
you
information
or
help
•
She
has
many
contacts
in
the
music
industry
who
can
find
new
singers
.
She
has
many
contacts
in
the
music
industry
who
can
find
new
singers
.
•
A
good
journalist
relies
on
reliable
contacts
for
breaking
news
.
A
good
journalist
relies
on
reliable
contacts
for
breaking
news
.
noun
a
small
metal
or
carbon
part
in
a
circuit
that
touches
another
part
to
allow
electricity
to
flow
•
The
relay
’
s
contacts
closed
and
powered
the
motor
.
The
relay
’
s
contacts
closed
and
powered
the
motor
.
•
Dirty
contacts
can
cause
sparks
in
a
switch
.
Dirty
contacts
can
cause
sparks
in
a
switch
.
adjective
involving
physical
touching
or
collision
,
especially
in
sports
•
Rugby
is
a
full-contact
sport
.
Rugby
is
a
full-contact
sport
.
•
She
prefers
non-contact
exercise
like
swimming
.
She
prefers
non-contact
exercise
like
swimming
.