contact verb
ADVERBS
directly
・It was the first time that Helen had contacted him directly since they had separated.
PREPOSITIONS
by
・He contacted the other members of the club by email.
・Derek made several further attempts to contact Charlotte by phone.
・I was unable to contact the company by letter because I did not have its address.
at
・You can contact him at the usual address.
PHRASES
do not hesitate to contact sb, feel free to contact sb
・Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
・Feel free to contact us if you need any additional assistance.
contact noun
1-) communication
ADJECTIVES & NOUNS
direct
・Our volunteers work in direct contact with people who need help.
close
・I like to stay in close contact with my parents.
personal
・She never comes into personal contact with senior managers.
social, human
・He lived alone and had little human contact.
regular, frequent
・All students have regular contact with their tutor.
constant
・Police negotiators were in constant contact with the gunman.
radio, telephone, email
・Air traffic control had lost radio contact with the pilot.
・Our business depends on telephone contact.
face-to-face
・Certain types of jobs do not need face-to-face contact.
one-to-one
・Children with learning difficulties may need one-to-one contact.
day-to-day, daily
・I like my job because it involves day-to-day contact with clients.
CONTACT + NOUN
details
・Please leave your contact details and we will write to you.
address
・Do you have a contact address for when you’re in Germany?
name
・We were given a contact name and a phone number.
VERBS
make, establish
・We’d like to make contact with other schools in the area.
・The police are trying to establish contact with the kidnappers.
have
・I haven’t had any contact with her for over a year.
stay in, keep in, maintain
・We’ve stayed in contact since we met on holiday.
lose
・She went to live in Australia and he lost contact with her.
come into
・It’s good to come into contact with people from different cultures.
break off, sever
・After the divorce, she severed all contact with her husband.
avoid
・She doesn’t give interviews and avoids contact with the media.
PREPOSITIONS
between
・There is very little contact between the two tribes.
with
・Many of us have no direct contact with elderly people.
in
・We stay in contact by email.
PHRASES
be in contact (with sb)
・He’s been in contact with his lawyer about the situation.
get in contact (with sb)
・Where can I get in contact with you while you are away?
put sb in contact with sb
・I can put you in contact with a friend of mine in Paris.
bring sb into contact with sb
・The job brought me into contact with a lot of interesting people.
a point of contact
・Your family doctor is the first point of contact for most medical services.
2-) touch
ADJECTIVES & NOUNS
direct
・Some skin diseases are spread by direct contact.
prolonged
・Prolonged contact with a wet nappy makes a baby’s bottom sore.
eye
・He was shy and always avoided eye contact with people.
physical
・Children need physical contact with a caring adult.
intimate
・She always avoided intimate contact with her boyfriend.
sexual
・The disease spreads by sexual contact between infected people.
CONTACT + NOUN
sports
・Rugby and American football are contact sports.
VERBS
make
・He reached out and his fingers made contact with a wall.
come into
・ When water comes into contact with air, carbon dioxide is released.
keep, maintain
・Make sure you keep eye contact all the time.
avoid
・It is sensible to avoid contact with other people’s blood.
prevent
・How can we prevent contact with harmful germs?
PREPOSITIONS
with
・You can catch the disease through contact with contaminated material.
on
・The chemical explodes on contact with water.
between
・There must be no contact between the two surfaces.
PHRASES
be in contact (with sth)
・For a second, our hands were in contact with each other.