day-to-day/daily contact I like my job because it involves day-to-day contact with clients. regular contact All students have regular contact with their tutor. social/human contact (=spending time with other people ) He lived alone and had little human contact. personal contact (=seeing and speaking to someone personally ) She never comes into personal contact with senior managers. close contact (=communicating with someone often ) I like to stay in close contact with my parents. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + contact direct contact (=spending time with someone ) Our volunteers work in direct contact with people who need help. sever contact with somebody (=refuse to have any contact with someone ) After the divorce, she severed all contact with her husband. avoid contact She doesn’t give interviews and avoids contact with the media. establish contact The police are trying to establish contact with the kidnappers. bring somebody into contact with someone The job brought me into contact with a lot of interesting people. come into contact with somebody (=meet or spend time with someone ) It’s good to come into contact with people from different cultures.
put somebody in contact with somebody (=give someone the name, telephone number etc of another person ) I can put you in contact with a friend of mine in Paris. make contact We’d like to make contact with other schools in the area. lose contact (=no longer see someone or hear from them ) She moved to Spain and I lost contact with her. get in contact (=manage to communicate ) Where can I get in contact with you while you are away? stay/keep in contact ( also maintain contact formal ) We’ve stayed in contact since we met on holiday. be in contact (=have regular communication ) He’s been in contact with his lawyer about the situation. a worldwide network of contacts business/personal contacts 5 → contacts 6 → point of contact 7 ELECTRICAL PART electrical TEE an electrical part that completes a circuit when it touches another part 8 eyes informal MH a contact lens → eye contact COLLOCATIONS verbs have contact with somebody I haven’t had any contact with her for at least two years. 4 PERSON WHO CAN HELP person KNOW somebody a person you know who may be able to help or advise you He has a lot of contacts in the media. Pat’s job brings her into contact with the problems people face when they retire. 3 SITUATION/PROBLEM experience when you meet someone or experience a particular kind of thing Everyone who came into contact with Di felt better for knowing her. on contact (with something) The bomb exploded on contact (=at the moment it touched something ). When water comes into contact with air, carbon dioxide is released. in contact with something For a second, his hand was in contact with mine. The disease spreads by sexual contact between infected animals. 2 TOUCH touch when two people or things touch each other contact with/between Children need physical contact with a caring adult. The town is cut off from contact with the outside world. Many of us have no direct contact with elderly people. S2 W2 AWL noun 1 COMMUNICATION CONTACT somebody communication communication with a person, organization, country etc contact with/between There is very little contact between the two tribes.Contact From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Electrical, Electricity, Electricity contact con‧tact 1 / ˈkɒntækt $ ˈkɑːn- /
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