English Dictionary
Definition contact in British English
contact
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ avoid, establish, have, initiate, lose, maintain, make, renew, resume, sever
When contact means ‘communication between people, countries, or organizations’, it is usually an uncountable noun, so
▪ it is hardly ever used in the plural
▪ it never comes after a or a number
✗ They live in an isolated place and have no contacts with the outside world.
✓ They live in an isolated place and have no contact with the outside world.
✗ You can only get a feel for the language by having a constant contact with native English speakers.
✓ You can only get a feel for the language by having constant contact with native English speakers.
Contact can also be a countable noun when it means ‘someone you know who can help you’:
She used to teach in Japan, and she has a lot of useful contacts in universities there.
communication between people, countries, or organizations either by talking or writing
Jury members must avoid contact with the defendants and their families.
The school and other care organizations have been in close contact.
Do you and Jo still keep in contact?
I have lost contact with most of my university friends.
a place where two electrical conductors meet and where electric current passes between them
