Meaning
When people speak or write to each other, or when two things touch.
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Word origin
From Latin contactus, built from con, meaning together, and tangere, meaning to touch.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- contactus
- English cognates
- tact, contagious
Grammar
Examples
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"In contact" means they still write or speak to each other.
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Here "contact" is used as a verb, meaning to phone or write.
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"Contact" here means the touching of two things.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 12: contact, lay, mention and 7 more words.