The meaning of Contact

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

noun

A way of dealing with a situation or problem.

Usage examples:

We need a whole new approach to the job

verb

Move towards

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Usage examples:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

verb

Give (a baby or animal) a specified name.

Usage examples:

They called their daughter hannah

noun

A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.

Usage examples:

A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help

noun

The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Usage examples:

Television is an effective means of communication

noun

The process by which messages or information is sent from one place or person to another, or the message itself

Usage examples:

[ u ] e-mail is an increasingly important means of business communication., [ u ] there was very li…

noun

The process of sharing information, especially when this increases understanding between people or groups

Usage examples:

We have been in communication with various agencies in regard to this matter., a form/means/method …

noun

A relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.

Usage examples:

The connections between social attitudes and productivity

noun

The fact of arriving on an aircraft, train, etc., before a second vehicle, on which passengers can continue their trip, leaves

Usage examples:

We were delayed and missed our connection., [ c ] a sewer connection, [ c ] science has not shown a…

noun

A relationship between two things, ideas, etc.

Usage examples:

Connection between sth and sth a study of the connection between pay and performance, a(n) internet…

noun

The state of bordering or being in contact with something.

Usage examples:

Nations bound together by geographical contiguity

noun

The fact of being next to or touching another, usually similar, thing

Usage examples:

The north wing of the house is in immediate contiguity to the kitchen.

noun

A close similarity, connection, or equivalence.

Usage examples:

There is a simple correspondence between the distance of a focused object from the eye and the size…

noun

Letters written from one person to another, or the activity of writing and receiving letters

Usage examples:

She was behind in her correspondence, and had at least six letters to write.

noun

Written communications such as letters and emails

Usage examples:

Keep copies of all correspondence., email/written correspondence, correspondence between sb and sb …

noun

Business relations or transactions.

Usage examples:

They had dealings with an insurance company

plural noun

Activities or relations involving other people, esp. in business

Usage examples:

He was accused of being involved in shady financial dealings.

noun

The state of having no protection from something harmful.

Usage examples:

The dangers posed by exposure to asbestos

idiom

Get into one's hands, take physically

phrase

Grasp physically.

Usage examples:

She snatched up the nearest thing that her hand could get hold of.

phrase

To start holding something or someone

Usage examples:

He took hold of one end of the carpet and tugged., i just managed to grab hold of lucy before she f…

phrasal verb

Make contact with someone about a particular topic.

Usage examples:

I got in contact with guinness in dublin and they got on to their reps in california and the tap wa…

phrasal verb

To have a good relationship or deal successfully with a situation

Usage examples:

Alexis and her roommate are getting along better., she doesn’t get on well with her father.

noun

Communication or dealings between individuals or groups.

Usage examples:

Everyday social intercourse

noun

The sexual activity in which the male’s penis enters the female’s vagina

noun

A point where two or more things are joined.

Usage examples:

The junction of the two rivers

noun

A place where things, esp. roads and railroads, meet or join

Usage examples:

The shopping center is near the junction of the new jersey turnpike and garden state parkway.

verb

Inform (someone) of something, typically in a formal or official manner.

Usage examples:

You will be notified of our decision as soon as possible

verb

To tell someone officially about something

Usage examples:

The school is required to notify parents if their children fail to come to school., has everyone be…

noun

A telephone.

Usage examples:

A few seconds later the phone rang

verb

Contact someone by phone.

Usage examples:

He phoned her at work

noun

A speech sound; the smallest discrete segment of sound in a stream of speech.

Usage examples:

It has been shown that enlarging the phone set and using more alternative symbols to represent part…

noun

Nearness in space, time, or relationship.

Usage examples:

Do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets

verb

Stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something.

Usage examples:

He reached over and turned off his bedside light

noun

An act of reaching out with one's arm.

Usage examples:

She made a reach for him

noun

The way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another.

Usage examples:

Questions about the relation between writing and reality

noun

The relationships that exist between two people, organizations, or countries, and whether these are good or bad

Usage examples:

The meeting provided both sides with an opportunity to exchange views on the current state of u.s.-…

noun

(of a line) the state of touching but not crossing a curve at one point

Usage examples:

When a line is tangent to a circle, the point of tangency is where the tangent line is perpendicula…

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Usage examples:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

adjective

Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude.

Usage examples:

Your loyalty is very touching

preposition

Concerning; about.

Usage examples:

Discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the london boroughs

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

Vehicles moving on a public highway.

Usage examples:

A stream of heavy traffic

verb

Deal or trade in something illegal.

Usage examples:

We must vigorously enforce our laws against those who traffic in drugs

noun

The movement of vehicles or people along roads, or the movement of aircraft, trains, or ships along a route

Usage examples:

Heavy/rush-hour traffic, air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade., they’re trying to cut d…

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

Usage examples:

"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…