Words / B1

KONT-akt/ˈkɒntækt/

To contact is to get in touch: contact the office by email; contact details — not “contact with me” after the verb. Call is only the phone; reach can mean succeed in speaking to someone. As a noun: get in contact / stay in contact; eye contact; a contact lens is a second meaning. Contactless is card payment without a PIN.

Meaning

To communicate with someone by phone, email, or message.

Examples

• “Please contact the office if you are ill.”
• “Please contact me if the delivery is late.”
• “Are you still in contact with your old teacher?”

Good to know

contact + person. contact details. Noun: in contact. Phone only: call. Payment: contactless.

Near in meaning

reach

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