How to Use "Contact" with Example Sentences

contact (n): the act of touching someone; the act of communicating with someone; someone who can be helpful

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Used with adjectives:

"The two people are in close contact."
(close)

"We have constant contact with our daughter."
(constant, daily, frequent, regular)

"She has not had direct contact with him."
(direct, personal)

"I miss having face-to-face contact."
(face-to-face, human)

"I prefer email contact."
(email, telephone)

"He made physical contact with her."
(physical, eye)

"She is a good contact."
(good, useful, valuable)

"Do you have a business contact?"
(business, professional)

Used with verbs:

"I will be in contact with you next week."
(be in, get in)

"They will come into contact with the boss soon."
(come into, make)

"Let's keep in contact."
(keep in, remain in, stay in)

"We lost contact over time."
(lost)

"Try to avoid contact with water."
(avoid, prevent)

"Do you have any business contacts?"
(have)

"Did you make any contacts before you quit your job?"
(make, develop)

"Please provide us a list of your professional contacts."
(provide, give)

"She used her contacts to find this job."
(used)

Used with prepositions:

"There has been contact between them."
(between, with)

"They were in contact with each other."
(in)

"It will dissolve on contact with water."
(on)

contact (v): to communicate with someone

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Used with verbs:

"Please contact me immediately!"
(immediately)

"You can contact her directly."
(directly, personally)

"Try to contact him by email."
(by email, by phone, by telephone)

Used with nouns:

"Contact the police."
(police, fire department)