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Please contact me after school.
What does Contact mean?
Get in touch with someone.
Dictionary definition
Communication with someone, or the act of reaching them.
Example sentences
Contact in a sentence
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The office will contact parents by email.
hard
To contact someone means to reach them by speaking, writing, calling, or messaging.
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Practice 1
What does contact mean?
Contact means communication with someone, or the act of reaching them.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to contact?
Communicate is close in meaning to contact in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to contact?
Avoid gives a useful opposite or contrast to contact.
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kon · takt · strongest beat: kon
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WordContact.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningContact means Get in touch with someone.
ExampleExample: Please contact me after school.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kon · takt
- Strongest beat
- kon
- Ending
- takt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on kon.
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Synonyms
Words like Contact
communicateA similar word or phrase for contact in this meaning.
reachA similar word or phrase for contact in this meaning.
Antonyms
Opposite words
avoidA useful contrast to contact in this meaning.
lose touchA useful contrast to contact in this meaning.
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Word family
Contact word family
Base word
contact
noun
contact
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