Tra từ contact - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·tact AW [contact contacts contacted contacting] noun, verb BrE [ˈkɒntækt] NAmE [ˈkɑːntækt]
noun

ACT OF COMMUNICATING
1. uncountable ~ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) the act of communicating with sb, especially regularly
• I don't have much contact with my uncle.
• There is little contact between the two organizations.
•Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them)?
•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.
•The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or telephone numbers).
•two people avoiding eye contact (= avoiding looking directly at each other)
•Here's my contact number (= temporary telephone number) while I'm away.
•I'll give you my contact details (= telephone number, email address, etc.).

TOUCHING SB/STH
2. uncountable the state of touching sth
• His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.
• This substance should not come into contact with food.
•a fear of physical contact
•She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm.
•This pesticide kills insects on contact (= as soon as it touches them).
•This chemical is liable to explode on contact with water.

MEETING SB/STH
3. uncountable the state of meeting sb or having to deal with sth
• In her job she often comes into contact with (= meets) lawyers.
• Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age.

RELATIONSHIP
4. countable, usually plural an occasion on which you meet or communicate with sb; a relationship with sb
• We have good contacts with the local community.
• The company has maintained trade contacts with India.

PERSON
5. countable a person that you know, especially sb 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.

ELECTRICAL
6. countable an electrical connection
•The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit.

FOR EYES
7. contactsplural (informal) = contact lenses
see also ↑contact lens

MEDICAL
8. countable a person who may be infectious because he or she has recently been near to sb with a ↑contagious disease
see point of contact at ↑point _n.

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’.

Thesaurus:
contact noun
1. U
•He doesn't have much contact with his son.
communication • • dealings • |formal correspondence •
contact/communication/dealings/correspondence with sb
contact/communication/dealings/correspondence between people
be in contact/communication/correspondence (with sb)
have contact/dealings with sb
2. C
•He has several contacts in Paris.
associate • • colleague • • partner • • ally •
a business contact/associate/colleague/partner/ally
a political contact/associate/colleague/ally
a new/close contact/associate/colleague/partner/ally

Example Bank:
•For a brief moment their lips were in contact.
•Have you had any direct contact with the director of the company?
•He has a lot of good contacts in the music industry.
•He never makes eye contact with me.
•He used his contacts to get his son a publishing job.
•I have very little contact with Simon now.
•I made a lot of useful business contacts at the conference.
•I put my cousin in contact with a friend who works at the company.
•In his job he comes into contact with many different people.
•It takes time to build up contacts.
•Let's try to stay in contact!
•Maintaining contact after many years can be difficult.
•She is still in close contact with Sarah.
•She was deprived of all human contact for three weeks.
•The disease is transmitted through physical contact.
•The light will go out on contact with water.
•There has been no contact between them for several years.
•There should be no contact between the separate samples.
•We first established contact with the organization in 1999.
•When I arrive Delhi I'll get in contact with him.
•Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age.
•Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college?
•He carefully avoided eye contact.
•Here's my contact number while I'm away.
•I don't have much contact with my uncle.
•I finally made contact with her in Paris.
•I've made some useful contacts in journalism.
•In her job she often comes into contact with lawyers.
•She's lost contact with her son.
•The organization put me in contact with other people in a similar position.
•You should make contact with them by email before you call.
Derived Word: ↑contactable

verb ~ sb
to communicate with sb, 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.
Verb forms:

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’.

Example Bank:
•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.