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Collocations for contact - verb

ADVERB

immediately
initially
directly
personally
by email, by phone, by telephone
He can be contacted by phone on the number given below.

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PHRASES

do not hesitate to contact sb
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

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Contact is used with these nouns as the object:
authority, bureau, Congressman, Congresswoman, department, office, police, reference, relative, spirit, vet, veterinarian

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Collocations for contact - noun

1. meeting/talking/writing to sb

ADJECTIVE

close
She is still in close contact with Sarah.
constant, daily, frequent, regular
direct, personal
Have you had any direct contact with the director of the company?
face-to-face, visual
email, radio, telephone
human
She was deprived of all human contact for three weeks.

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VERB + contact

be in, have
come into, establish, get in, initiate, make
In his job he comes into contact with many different people.
We first established contact with the organization in 2002.
When I arrive Delhi I'll get in contact with him.
put sb in
I put my cousin in contact with a friend who works at the company.
keep, maintain
Maintaining contact after many years can be difficult.
keep in, remain in, stay in
Let's try to stay in contact!
break off
lose

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PREPOSITION

contact between
There has been no contact between them for several years.
contact with
I have very little contact with Simon now.

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2. person you know who can help you

ADJECTIVE

good, useful, valuable
business, personal

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VERB + contact

have
He has a lot of good contacts in the music industry.
build up (esp. BrE), develop, make
It takes time to develop contacts.
I made a lot of useful business contacts at the conference.
provide
use
He used his contacts to get his son a publishing job.

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3. when people/things touch/see each other

ADJECTIVE

physical, sexual
The disease is transmitted through physical contact.
eye
He never makes eye contact with me.

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VERB + contact

come into
Do not let the glue come into contact with water.
avoid, prevent

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PREPOSITION

in contact
For a brief moment their lips were in contact.
on contact
The light will go out on contact with water.
contact between
There should be no contact between the separate samples.
contact with

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