contact
/ˈkɒntækt/ nounDefinition
COMMUNICATION [U] › when you communicate with someone, especially by speaking to them: We keep in close contact with our grandparents. Jo and I are determined not to lose contact.
TOUCH [U] › when two people or things are touching each other: She dislikes any kind of physical contact. Wash your hands if they come into contact with chemicals.
PERSON [C] › someone you know who may be able to help you because of their job or position: business contacts
EYE [C] (also contact lens) › a small piece of plastic that you put on your eye to make you see more clearly → See also eye contact
(Definition of contact noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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