Contacts

/kənˈtækts/

संपर्क (लोग/जान-पहचान), संपर्क में रहना, संपर्क-बिंदु/कॉन्टैक्ट, कॉन्टैक्ट लेंस

Origin & History

From Latin contactus (“a touching”), from contingere (“to touch”), via French contact; plural “contacts” is the plural of contact.

लैटिन contactus (“स्पर्श”) से, जो contingere (“छूना”) से बना; फ्रेंच contact के माध्यम से अंग्रेज़ी में आया। “Contacts” शब्द contact का बहुवचन है।

Definition

“Contacts” can mean (1) people in your network (phone/email list), (2) the state/act of communication or being in touch, (3) a physical/electrical touchpoint in a device, or (4) contact lenses.

“Contacts” का अर्थ (1) आपके जान-पहचान/नेटवर्क के लोग (फोन/ईमेल सूची), (2) किसी से संपर्क/संपर्क में रहना, (3) किसी उपकरण में भौतिक/विद्युत संपर्क-बिंदु, या (4) कॉन्टैक्ट लेंस (बहुवचन) हो सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
I have a lot of contacts in the industry.
Noun:
The doctor told me to remove my contacts before sleeping.
Noun:
Clean the battery contacts to restore power.
Verb:
She contacts clients by email.

Usage Examples

I haven't been in contact with her for years.
The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
I am trying to contact my sister.

Antonyms

Related Forms

Noun
Contact / Contacting / Contactee / Contact lens / Contact point
Adjective
Contact (attributive) / Contactless / Contactable

Idioms & Phrases

Lose contact (with someone)
(किसी से) संपर्क टूट जाना
Keep in contact (with someone)
(किसी से) संपर्क में बने रहना
Get in contact (with someone)
(किसी से) संपर्क करना/संपर्क में आना
Make contact
संपर्क स्थापित करना
Be in contact with
के संपर्क में होना