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noun meeting/talking/writing to sb ADJ. close She is still in close contact with Sarah. | regular | direct Have you had any direct contact with the director of the company? | face-to-face VERB + CONTACT be in, have | come into, establish, get in, make In his job, he comes into contact with many different people. We first established contact with the organization in 1999. When I arrive in New York, I'll get in contact with him. | put sb in I put my cousin in contact with a friend who works at the company. | keep, maintain, stay in Maintaining contact after many years can be difficult. | break off | lose PREP. ~ between There has been no contact between them for several years. | ~ with I have very little contact with Simon now. person you know who can help you ADJ. good, useful, valuable | business, personal VERB + CONTACT have He has a lot of good contacts in the music industry. | build up, make It takes time to build up contacts. I made a lot of useful business contacts at the conference. when people/things touch each other ADJ. physical, sexual The disease is transmitted through physical contact. VERB + CONTACT come into Do not let the glue come into contact with water. PREP. in ~ For a brief moment their lips were in contact. | on ~ The light will go out on contact with water. | ~ between There should be no contact between the separate samples. | ~ with, verb ADV. immediately | directly | personally | by email, by phone/telephone He can be contacted by phone on the telephone number given below. PHRASES do not hesitate to contact sb Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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contact
verbs
have contact with somebody
• I haven’t had any contact with her for at least two years.
be in contact
(= have regular communication )
• He’s been in contact with his lawyer about the situation.
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.
lose contact
(= no longer see someone or hear from them )
• She went to live in Australia and I lost contact with her.
make contact
• We’d like to make contact with other schools in the area.
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.
come into contact with somebody
(= meet or spend time with somebody )
• It’s good to come into contact with people from different cultures.
bring somebody into contact with somebody
• The job brought me into contact with a lot of interesting people.
establish contact
• The police are trying to establish contact with the kidnappers.
avoid contact
• She doesn’t give interviews and avoids contact with the media.
sever contact with somebody
(= refuse to have any contact with someone )
• After the divorce, she severed all contact with her husband.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + contact
direct contact
(= spending time with somebody )
• Our volunteers work in direct contact with people who need help.
close contact
(= communicating with somebody often )
• I like to stay in close contact with my parents.
personal contact
(= seeing and speaking to somebody personally )
• She never comes into personal contact with senior managers.
social/human contact
(= spending time with other people )
• He lived alone and had little human contact.
regular contact
• All students have regular contact with their tutor.
day-to-day/daily contact
• I like my job because it involves day-to-day contact with clients.
face-to-face contact
(= talking to someone who is with you )
• Certain types of jobs do not need face-to-face contact.
one-to-one contact
(= being with only one other person )
• Children with learning difficulties may need one-to-one contact.
radio contact
(= communication by radio )
• Air traffic control had lost radio contact with the pilot.
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