contact

noun [U] (COMMUNICATION)

/ˈkɒn.tækt/

/ˈkɑːn-/

Definition

B1 communication with someone, especially by speaking or writing to them regularly: "Have you been in contact with Andrew recently?" "Only by phone." I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year. There isn't enough contact between teachers and parents. I've been busy at home and have hardly had any contact with the outside world. I'd hate to lose contact with my old school friends. She finally made contact with him in Italy. Air traffic control lost radio contact with the pilot of the aircraft ten minutes before the accident. The school likes to have a contact number (= phone number, especially for emergencies) for parents during school hours.Communicating and keeping in touch

(Definition of contact noun (COMMUNICATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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