contact
verb/ˈkɒntækt/
/ˈkɑːntækt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they contact | /ˈkɒntækt/ /ˈkɑːntækt/ |
| he / she / it contacts | /ˈkɒntækts/ /ˈkɑːntækts/ |
| past simple contacted | /ˈkɒntæktɪd/ /ˈkɑːntæktɪd/ |
| past participle contacted | /ˈkɒntæktɪd/ /ˈkɑːntæktɪd/ |
| -ing form contacting | /ˈkɒntæktɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːntæktɪŋ/ |
- contact somebody to communicate with somebody, for example by phone, letter or email
- I've been trying to contact you all day.
- Witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the police.
- Anyone interested is requested to contact a member of the committee.
- contact somebody/something for something For further information, contact your local careers office.
- contact somebody/something on something (British English) He can be contacted on 01865…
- contact somebody/something at something (North American English) He can be contacted at 212…
- contact somebody/something by something Anyone with tickets will be contacted by phone, letter or email and offered a full refund.
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the internetb1- He can be contacted by phone on the number given below.
- Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- initially
- directly
- …
- do not hesitate to contact somebody
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.
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