Meaning & Definition of Contact in English

1. Close interaction

• "They kept in daily contact"

• "They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"

2. The act of touching physically

• "Her fingers came in contact with the light switch"

3. The state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

• "Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

4. The physical coming together of two or more things

• "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

5. A person who is in a position to give you special assistance

• "He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"

6. A channel for communication between groups

• "He provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

7. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

• "They forget to solder the contacts"

8. A communicative interaction

• "The pilot made contact with the base"

• "He got in touch with his colleagues"

9. A thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

1. Be in or establish communication with

• "Our advertisements reach millions"

• "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to australia"

2. Be in direct physical contact with

• Make contact

• "The two buildings touch"

• "Their hands touched"

• "The wire must not contact the metal cover"

• "The surfaces contact at this point"