contact Definition
- 1the act of communicating with someone, especially regularly or in order to give or receive specific information
- 2the state of physical touching between two objects or substances
Using contact: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "contact" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
I have been in contact with the manager about the issue.
Example
The contact between the two surfaces caused a spark.
Example
Please keep in contact while you're away.
Example
The virus spreads through contact with an infected person.
contact Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms for contact
- connection
- correspondence
- communication
- touch
- junction
Antonyms for contact
- disconnection
- isolation
Idioms Using contact
get in contact with
to communicate with someone, usually by phone or email
Example
I'll try to get in contact with him and let him know.
keep in contact
to maintain communication with someone
Example
Even though we live far apart, we still keep in contact regularly.
break contact
to stop communicating with someone
Example
After the argument, they decided to break contact with each other.
Phrases with contact
make contact
to establish communication with someone
Example
I've been trying to make contact with her for weeks.
lose contact
to stop communicating with someone
Example
After she moved to another country, we lost contact.
close contact
direct contact with someone who has a contagious disease
Example
Anyone who has had close contact with a COVID-19 patient should self-isolate.
Origins of contact
from Latin 'contactus', from 'contingere' meaning 'to touch'
Summary: contact in Brief
The term 'contact' [ˈkɒntækt] refers to communication with someone, often to exchange specific information, or the physical touching of two objects or substances. It can be used in phrases like 'make contact' and 'lose contact,' and idioms like 'get in contact with,' which means to communicate with someone, usually by phone or email. 'Contact' is also used in medical contexts, such as 'close contact,' which refers to direct contact with someone who has a contagious disease.
