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contact

/ˈkɑntækt/ verb A2
  1. To touch; to come into physical contact with. (transitive) · The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
  2. To establish communication with (something or someone). (transitive) · I am trying to contact my sister.

He/she/it contacts · Past contacted · Past participle contacted · -ing form contacting

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Verb forms

Base form
contact
He/she/it
contacts
Past
contacted
Past participle
contacted
-ing form
contacting

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Each time he had been brought into contact with his father, something terrible had happened.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1012 · C1
You see, at the commencement of an investigation it is something to know that your client is in close contact with some one who, for good or evil, has an exceptional nature.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 59 · B2
d’Épinay into personal contact.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 634 · C1
None of this had escaped the count, and even by this mere contact of individuals the scene had already acquired considerable interest for an observer.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 664 · C1

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