Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to contact
Participle: contacted
Gerund: contacting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | contact |
| you | contact |
| he;she;it | contacts |
| we | contact |
| you | contact |
| they | contact |
Perfect
| I | have contacted |
| you | have contacted |
| he;she;it | has contacted |
| we | have contacted |
| you | have contacted |
| they | have contacted |
Past
| I | contacted |
| you | contacted |
| he;she;it | contacted |
| we | contacted |
| you | contacted |
| they | contacted |
Pluperfect
| I | had contacted |
| you | had contacted |
| he;she;it | had contacted |
| we | had contacted |
| you | had contacted |
| they | had contacted |
Future
| I | will contact |
| you | will contact |
| he;she;it | will contact |
| we | will contact |
| you | will contact |
| they | will contact |
Future Perfect
| I | will have contacted |
| you | will have contacted |
| he;she;it | will have contacted |
| we | will have contacted |
| you | will have contacted |
| they | will have contacted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | contact |
| you | contact |
| he;she;it | contact |
| we | contact |
| you | contact |
| they | contact |
Perfect
| I | have contacted |
| you | have contacted |
| he;she;it | have contacted |
| we | have contacted |
| you | have contacted |
| they | have contacted |
Imperfect
| I | contacted |
| you | contacted |
| he;she;it | contacted |
| we | contacted |
| you | contacted |
| they | contacted |
Pluperfect
| I | had contacted |
| you | had contacted |
| he;she;it | had contacted |
| we | had contacted |
| you | had contacted |
| they | had contacted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would contact |
| you | would contact |
| he;she;it | would contact |
| we | would contact |
| you | would contact |
| they | would contact |
Perfect
| I | would have contacted |
| you | would have contacted |
| he;she;it | would have contacted |
| we | would have contacted |
| you | would have contacted |
| they | would have contacted |
Imperative
| you | contact |
| we | Let's contact |
| you | contact |
Verbs conjugated like 'contact'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'contact'
contract,
coact,
coenact,
compact,
concoct,
conduct,
confect,
conject,
connect,
contain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- communicate
- talk, reach, call, approach
- touch
- impact, hit, strike, collision, union, connection, adhesion, contingence
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1626, from L. contactus "a touching," pp. of contingere "to touch, seize," from com- "together" + tangere "to touch" (see tangent). The verb is 1834, "put in contact;" meaning "get in touch with" is 1927, Amer.Eng. As a signal to the person about to spin an aircraft propeller that the ignition is switched on, the word was in use by 1913. Contact lens is first recorded 1888; short form contact is from 1961.
2. From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.
Sample Sentences
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The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
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I am trying to contact my sister.