Слово англійською: contact

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contact

noun

/ˈkɑːntækt/

act of communicating

[uncountable] the act of communicating with somebody, especially regularly

contact with somebody I don't have much contact with my uncle.
We've been unable to establish radio contact with the pilot.
She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son.
I finally made contact with (= succeeded in speaking to or meeting) her in Paris.
contact between A and B There is little contact between the two organizations.
in contact We're no longer in regular contact.
in contact with somebody The Foreign Office is currently in close contact with the Indian authorities.
Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them)?
The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or phone numbers).
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to get in contact with the police (= phone them or go to see them).
two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other)
Please ensure we have your contact number (= phone number) in case we need to reschedule.
I'll give you my contact details (= phone number, email address, etc.).
The society's website provides contact information.

meeting somebody/something

[uncountable] the state of meeting somebody or having to deal with something

contact with somebody/something She always avoided contact with the press.
in contact with somebody/something He'd prefer a job where he doesn't have to be in direct contact with the public.
In her job she often comes into contact with (= meets) lawyers.
Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age.

relationship

[countable, usually plural] an occasion on which you meet or communicate with somebody; a relationship with somebody

Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge contacts.
contact with somebody We have good contacts with the local community.
The company has maintained trade contacts with India.

person

[countable] a person that you know, especially somebody who can be helpful to you in your work

social/personal contacts
I've made some useful contacts in journalism.
She has several contacts in New York.
He has a contact at the White House.

touching somebody/something

[uncountable] the state of touching something

a fear of physical contact
The disease is spread by contact.
infections transmitted through sexual contact
in contact with something His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.
This substance should not come into contact with food.
on contact This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them).
on contact with something This chemical is liable to explode on contact with water.
contact of something + adv./prep. She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm.

electrical

[countable] an electrical connection

The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit.

for eyes

[usually plural] (informal) a contact lens (= a small round piece of thin plastic that you put on your eye to help you see better)

medical

[countable] a person who has recently been near to somebody with a contagious disease and so might have caught the infection from them

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’.

Idioms

point of contact

a place where you go or a person that you speak to when you are dealing with an organization
- The receptionist is the first point of contact most people have with the clinic.

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