Contact Contacted Day Verb Bre ˈkɒntækt ˈkɑːntækt Witnesses
Word
contact
WordType
(verb)
Phonetic
BrE / ˈkɒntækt / NAmE / ˈkɑːntækt /
Example
i've been trying to contact you all day.
witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the police.
he can be contacted by phone on the number given below.
please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
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contact
(verb)BrE / ˈkɒntækt / NAmE / ˈkɑːntækt /
to communicate with somebody, for example by telephone or letter
I've been trying to contact you all day.
Witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the police.
Extra Examples
He can be contacted by phone on the number given below.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
I’ve been trying to contact you all day.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they contact
he / she / it contacts
past simple contacted
past participle contacted
-ing form contacting
Word Origin
early 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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