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contact
- /ˈkɑntækt/ US
- /ˈkɒntækt/ UK
- /kənˈtækt/ US
- /kənˈtækt/ UK
Rhymes with -ækt
Where it comes from
From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.
noun contacts
- The act of touching physically; being in close association. She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
- The establishment of communication (with). I haven't been in contact with her for years.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact. If the pilot […] cannot establish visual contact with the ground, he must immediately execute a missed-approach procedure […]
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else. Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. Who is the company's contact for sales queries?
- A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- A contact lens.
- A device designed for repetitive connections.
- Contact juggling. I bought myself a new contact ball last week
- The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
verb contacts · contacting · contacted
- To touch; to come into physical contact with. The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
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To establish communication with (something or someone).
I am trying to contact my sister.
Similar: reach
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: touch, reach, impinging, striking, get through, link, tangency, liaison, middleman, inter-group communication, handshake, engage, grip, reaching, outreach, encounter
Translations
Every language
noun someone with whom one is in communication
| 日本語 | 連絡先 renrakusaki, お問い合わせ o-toiawase |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 聯繫 /联系 liánxì |
| Português | contato, contacto |
| Français | contact, connaissance |
| Italiano | contatto |
| Ελληνικά | σύνδεσμος sýndesmos, επαφή epafí |
| Русский | конта́кт kontákt, связно́й svjaznój |
| עברית | איש קשר |
noun an act of touching physically
| Español | contacto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 접촉 jeopchok |
| 日本語 | 接触 sesshoku |
| 中文 | 接觸 /接触 jiēchù |
| Português | contato, contacto |
| Français | contact, toucher |
| Deutsch | Kontakt, Berührung |
| Italiano | contatto, aggancio |
| Ελληνικά | επαφή epafí |
| Română | contact, atingere |
| Русский | конта́кт kontákt, соприкоснове́ние soprikosnovénije, прикоснове́ние prikosnovénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự chạm |
| العربية | مُلَامَسَة mulāmasa, لَمْسَة lamsa, لَمْس lams |
noun an establishment of communication
| 한국어 | 접촉 jeopchok, 연락 yeollak |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 接触 sesshoku, 連絡 renraku |
| 中文 | 聯繫 /联系 liánxì, 交往 jiāowǎng, 通訊 /通讯 tōngxùn, 聯絡 /联络 liánluò |
| हिन्दी | संपर्क sampark |
| Português | contato, contacto |
| Français | contact |
| Deutsch | Kontakt, Verbindung |
| Italiano | contatto |
| Ελληνικά | επικοινωνία epikoinonía |
| Română | legătură, contact |
| Русский | конта́кт kontákt, связь svjazʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tiếp xúc |
| العربية | اِتِّصَال ittiṣāl, عَلَاقَة ʕalāqa, رَبْط rabṭ |
noun colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
| 한국어 | 렌즈 renjeu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コンタクト kontakuto |
| 中文 | 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜 yǐnxíngyǎnjìng |
| Português | lente de contato, lente de contacto |
| Français | lentille |
| Deutsch | Kontaktlinse |
| Русский | конта́ктная ли́нза kontáktnaja línza, ли́нза línza |
noun electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
| 日本語 | 接点 setten, 端子 tanshi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 觸點 /触点 chùdiǎn |
| Português | contato |
| Français | contact |
| Română | contact |
| Русский | конта́кт kontákt |
verb touch physically
| 한국어 | 접촉하다 jeopchokhada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 接触する sesshoku suru, 続する setsuzoku suru |
| 中文 | 接觸 /接触 jiēchù |
| Português | tocar, tanger |
| Français | toucher |
| Deutsch | berühren |
verb establish communication with
| Español | contactar, entrar en contacto con |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연락하다 yeollak-hada |
| 日本語 | 連絡する renraku suru |
| 中文 | 聯繫 /联系 liánxì |
| Português | contactar, contatar |
| Français | contacter |
| Deutsch | kontaktieren |
| Italiano | contattare |
| Română | a contacta |
| Русский | контакти́ровать kontaktírovatʹ, свя́зываться svjázyvatʹsja, связа́ться svjazátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | liên lạc |
| العربية | اِتَّصَلَ ittaṣala |
| עברית | יצר קשר yatsár késher |
Talk about this word "contact." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contact. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contact. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contact "contact." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contact.Cite this
@misc{contact_2026,
title = {contact},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contact},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
