Collocations for "contact"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "contact" in context.
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contact
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a good, an important] contact
- is [a good] contact to [know, have]
- an [employment, academic] contact
- add (new) contact
- lost all of my contacts
- my [list, book] of contacts
- am in [close, direct] contact with
- try to stay in contact with
- should stay in (better) contact with
- can you put [me, him] in contact with [her, them]?
- got the [job, interview] through (her) contacts
- used his contacts to [get, gain, bypass]
- has contacts in the [city hall, government, organization]
- contacts in [high, important] places
- [physical, body, spiritual] contact
- [didn't make, barely made] contact
- make contact with [base, aliens, the dead]
- the [fuel] came into contact with the [cloth, engine]
- the [wheels, car] lost contact with the [surface, road]
- the control tower lost contact with the [plane]
- my contact fell out (of my eye)
- need to [put in, take out] my contacts
- my contacts are [dry, itchy]
- should replace my contacts
- contact [sport, football]
- a contact [allergy, rash, condition]
- contact [details, information, forms, policies, number]
- is my (emergency) contact person
- a contact [book, manager]
- (wear) contact lenses
- contact [customer service, the help desk]
- contact me if you [decide, change your mind]
- contact me with any [doubts, questions]
- contact me for [help, support]
- you can contact me [at this number, on my cell phone]
- [was, have been] trying to contact you (but)
- contacted her to [discuss, inquire]
- contact the [owner, administrator, manager]
- contacted (me) by [email, phone]
- contacting you [regarding, concerning, with regards to] the
- contact us for [further, additional] information
- contacted to [determine, provide, confirm, arrange, verify]
- contacted [directly, immediately]
- contacted about the [results, death] of
- can be contacted by [email]
'contact' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accountant
- accounting
- administration
- administrative
- administrator
- affected
- agent
- alien
- ancestor
- anytime
- arrival
- assistance
- assistant
- attorney
- author
- authority
- avoid
- bidder
- billing
- blister
- booking
- carrier
- clerical
- constant
- county
- customer
- dead
- directly
- either
- eligible
- email
- embassy
- emergency
- encourage
- erection
- establish
- eye
- fluid
- foreman
- form
- free
- freight
- frequent
- further
- get
- ghost
- hesitate
- home
- human
- immediately