[ˈkɒntakt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of physical touching
(e.g: equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining)

- the action of communicating or meeting
(e.g: she had little contact with family members)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’

[kənˈtakt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive information
(e.g: anyone with any information should contact Darlington police)

- touch
(e.g: I winced as my blister contacted the floor)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin contactus, from contact- ‘touched, grasped, bordered on’, from the verb contingere, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’