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• General-American: /ˈkɑntækt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntækt/
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• General-American: /kənˈtækt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈtækt/
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• rhymes with -ækt
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• CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N T AE2 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.

261 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: prekje — an act of touching physically
• Arabic: مُلَامَسَة (mulāmasa) — an act of touching physically
• Arabic: لَمْسَة (lamsa) — an act of touching physically
• Arabic: لَمْس (lams) — an act of touching physically
• Armenian: հպում (hpum) — an act of touching physically
• Azerbaijani: toxunuş — an act of touching physically
• Azerbaijani: təmas — an act of touching physically
• Belarusian: канта́кт (kantákt) — an act of touching physically
• Belarusian: до́тык (dótyk) — an act of touching physically
• Bulgarian: до́пир (dópir) — an act of touching physically
• Bulgarian: доко́сване (dokósvane) — an act of touching physically
• Bulgarian: прикоснове́ние (prikosnovénie) — an act of touching physically
• Catalan: contacte — an act of touching physically
• Chinese Mandarin: 接觸 /接触 (jiēchù) — an act of touching physically
• Czech: kontakt — an act of touching physically
• Czech: dotyk — an act of touching physically
• Czech: dotek — an act of touching physically
• Danish: kontakt — an act of touching physically
• Danish: forbindelse — an act of touching physically
• Danish: berøring — an act of touching physically
• Dutch: contact — an act of touching physically
• Dutch: aanraking — an act of touching physically
• Esperanto: kontakto — an act of touching physically
• Finnish: kosketus — an act of touching physically
• Finnish: kontakti — an act of touching physically
• French: contact — an act of touching physically
• French: toucher — an act of touching physically
• Georgian: შეხება (šexeba) — an act of touching physically
• Georgian: კონტაქტი (ḳonṭakṭi) — an act of touching physically
• German: Kontakt — an act of touching physically
• German: Berührung — an act of touching physically
• Greek: επαφή (epafí) — an act of touching physically
• Hungarian: kapcsolat — an act of touching physically
• Icelandic: snerting — an act of touching physically
• Italian: contatto — an act of touching physically
• Italian: aggancio — an act of touching physically
• Japanese: 接触 (sesshoku) — an act of touching physically
• Korean: 접촉 (jeopchok) — an act of touching physically
• Latin: contactus — an act of touching physically
• Latin: contāgēs — an act of touching physically
• Luxembourgish: Kontakt — an act of touching physically
• Macedonian: допир (dopir) — an act of touching physically
• Norwegian Bokmål: berøring — an act of touching physically
• Norwegian Nynorsk: berøring — an act of touching physically
• Iranian Persian: لَمْس (lams) — an act of touching physically
• Iranian Persian: تَماس (tamâs) — an act of touching physically
• Polish: kontakt — an act of touching physically
• Polish: dotyk — an act of touching physically
• Portuguese: contato — an act of touching physically
• Portuguese: contacto — an act of touching physically
• Romanian: contact — an act of touching physically
• Romanian: atingere — an act of touching physically
• Russian: конта́кт (kontákt) — an act of touching physically
• Russian: соприкоснове́ние (soprikosnovénije) — an act of touching physically
• Russian: прикоснове́ние (prikosnovénije) — an act of touching physically
• Serbo-Croatian: ко̀нтакт — an act of touching physically
• Serbo-Croatian: до̏дӣр — an act of touching physically
• Serbo-Croatian: kòntakt — an act of touching physically
• Serbo-Croatian: dȍdīr — an act of touching physically
• Slovak: dotyk — an act of touching physically
• Slovene: dotik — an act of touching physically
• Spanish: contacto — an act of touching physically
• Swedish: kontakt — an act of touching physically
• Swedish: beröring — an act of touching physically
• Tamil: தொடல் (toṭal) — an act of touching physically
• Tamil: தொடு (toṭu) — an act of touching physically
• Thai: แตะต้อง (dtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ng) — an act of touching physically
• Ukrainian: конта́кт (kontákt) — an act of touching physically
• Ukrainian: до́тик (dótyk) — an act of touching physically
• Urdu: مَساس (masās) — an act of touching physically
• Urdu: لَمْس (lams) — an act of touching physically
• Vietnamese: sự chạm — an act of touching physically
• Volapük: kontag — an act of touching physically
• Albanian: kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Arabic: اِتِّصَال (ittiṣāl) — an establishment of communication
• Arabic: عَلَاقَة (ʕalāqa) — an establishment of communication
• Arabic: رَبْط (rabṭ) — an establishment of communication
• Azerbaijani: əlaqə — an establishment of communication
• Belarusian: канта́кт (kantákt) — an establishment of communication
• Belarusian: су́вязь (súvjazʹ) — an establishment of communication
• Bulgarian: свъ́рзване (svǎ́rzvane) — an establishment of communication
• Bulgarian: конта́кт (kontákt) — an establishment of communication
• Catalan: contacte — an establishment of communication
• Chinese Mandarin: 聯繫 /联系 (liánxì) — an establishment of communication
• Chinese Mandarin: 交往 (jiāowǎng) — an establishment of communication
• Chinese Mandarin: 通訊 /通讯 (tōngxùn) — an establishment of communication
• Chinese Mandarin: 聯絡 /联络 (liánluò) — an establishment of communication
• Czech: kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Czech: spojení — an establishment of communication
• Dutch: contact — an establishment of communication
• Finnish: yhteydenotto — an establishment of communication
• Finnish: kontakti — an establishment of communication
• Finnish: yhteys — an establishment of communication
• French: contact — an establishment of communication
• Georgian: დაკავშირება (daḳavšireba) — an establishment of communication
• Georgian: დაკონტაქტება (daḳonṭakṭeba) — an establishment of communication
• German: Kontakt — an establishment of communication
• German: Verbindung — an establishment of communication
• Greek: επικοινωνία (epikoinonía) — an establishment of communication
• Hindi: संपर्क (sampark) — an establishment of communication
• Hungarian: érintkezés — an establishment of communication
• Icelandic: samband — an establishment of communication
• Italian: contatto — an establishment of communication
• Japanese: 接触 (sesshoku) — an establishment of communication
• Japanese: 連絡 (renraku) — an establishment of communication
• Korean: 접촉 (jeopchok) — an establishment of communication
• Korean: 연락 (yeollak) — an establishment of communication
• Korean: 련락 (ryeollak) — an establishment of communication
• Central Kurdish: پەیوەند (peywend) — an establishment of communication
• Northern Kurdish: têkilî — an establishment of communication
• Luxembourgish: Kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Macedonian: контакт (kontakt) — an establishment of communication
• Iranian Persian: تَماس (tamâs) — an establishment of communication
• Iranian Persian: اِتِّصال (ettesâl) — an establishment of communication
• Polish: kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Portuguese: contato — an establishment of communication
• Portuguese: contacto — an establishment of communication
• Romanian: legătură — an establishment of communication
• Romanian: contact — an establishment of communication
• Russian: конта́кт (kontákt) — an establishment of communication
• Russian: связь (svjazʹ) — an establishment of communication
• Serbo-Croatian: ко̀нтакт — an establishment of communication
• Serbo-Croatian: kòntakt — an establishment of communication
• Slovak: kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Slovak: spojenie — an establishment of communication
• Slovene: kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Slovene: zveza — an establishment of communication
• Swedish: kontakt — an establishment of communication
• Tamil: தொடர்பு (toṭarpu) — an establishment of communication
• Thai: ติดต่อ (dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ) — an establishment of communication
• Ukrainian: конта́кт (kontákt) — an establishment of communication
• Ukrainian: зв'язо́к (zvʺjazók) — an establishment of communication
• Urdu: تَماس (tamās) — an establishment of communication
• Urdu: رابْطَہ (rābta) — an establishment of communication
• Urdu: رابِطَہ (rābita) — an establishment of communication
• Urdu: اِتِّصال (ittisāl) — an establishment of communication
• Vietnamese: sự tiếp xúc — an establishment of communication
• American Sign Language: Open8@Cheek-PalmBack Open8@Cheek-PalmBack — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Bulgarian: конта́ктна ле́ща (kontáktna léšta) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Chinese Mandarin: 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜 (yǐnxíngyǎnjìng) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Czech: čočka — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Finnish: piilolinssi — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• French: lentille — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• German: Kontaktlinse — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Hungarian: kontaktlencse — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Japanese: コンタクト (kontakuto) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Korean: 렌즈 (renjeu) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Luxembourgish: Kontaktlëns — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Polish: szkło kontaktowe — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Portuguese: lente de contato — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Portuguese: lente de contacto — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Russian: конта́ктная ли́нза (kontáktnaja línza) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Russian: ли́нза (línza) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Tamil: தொடுவில்லை (toṭuvillai) — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Volapük: kontagalentül — colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens
• Bulgarian: конта́кт (kontákt) — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Chinese Mandarin: 觸點 /触点 (chùdiǎn) — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Czech: kontakt — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Finnish: liitin — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• French: contact — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Japanese: 接点 (setten) — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Japanese: 端子 (tanshi) — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Iranian Persian: تَماس (tamâs) — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Polish: kontakt — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Portuguese: contato — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Romanian: contact — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Russian: конта́кт (kontákt) — electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
• Armenian: կապորդ (kapord) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Azerbaijani: əlaqə — someone with whom one is in communication
• Chinese Mandarin: 聯繫 /联系 (liánxì) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Czech: kontakt — someone with whom one is in communication
• Dutch: contact — someone with whom one is in communication
• Finnish: kontakti — someone with whom one is in communication
• Finnish: yhteyshenkilö — someone with whom one is in communication
• French: contact — someone with whom one is in communication
• French: connaissance — someone with whom one is in communication
• Greek: σύνδεσμος (sýndesmos) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Greek: επαφή (epafí) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Hebrew: איש קשר — someone with whom one is in communication
• Hungarian: kapcsolattartó — someone with whom one is in communication
• Icelandic: tengiliður — someone with whom one is in communication
• Italian: contatto — someone with whom one is in communication
• Japanese: 連絡先 (renrakusaki) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Japanese: お問い合わせ (o-toiawase) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Central Kurdish: پەیوەند (peywend) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Ladino: alishik — someone with whom one is in communication
• Ladino: kontakto — someone with whom one is in communication
• Māori: hoapā — someone with whom one is in communication
• Iranian Persian: مُخاطَب (moxâtab) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Polish: kontakt — someone with whom one is in communication
• Portuguese: contato — someone with whom one is in communication
• Portuguese: contacto — someone with whom one is in communication
• Russian: конта́кт (kontákt) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Russian: связно́й (svjaznój) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Tamil: காண்டாக்ட் (kāṇṭākṭ) — someone with whom one is in communication
• Welsh: cyswllt — someone with whom one is in communication
• Bulgarian: докосвам (dokosvam) — touch physically
• Bulgarian: допирам се (dopiram se) — touch physically
• Chinese Mandarin: 接觸 /接触 (jiēchù) — touch physically
• Czech: dotýkat se — touch physically
• Czech: dotknout se — touch physically
• Dutch: aanraken — touch physically
• Finnish: koskea — touch physically
• Finnish: osua — touch physically
• French: toucher — touch physically
• German: berühren — touch physically
• Ido: kontaktar — touch physically
• Japanese: 接触する (sesshoku suru) — touch physically
• Japanese: 続する (setsuzoku suru) — touch physically
• Lithuanian: liestis — touch physically
• Luxembourgish: beréieren — touch physically
• Māori: whakapāpā — touch physically
• Māori: pā — touch physically
• Māori: ū — touch physically
• Persian: لمس کردن (lams kardan) — touch physically
• Portuguese: tocar — touch physically
• Portuguese: tanger — touch physically
• Tamil: தொடு (toṭu) — touch physically
• Telugu: అంటుకొను (aṇṭukonu) — touch physically
• Telugu: ముట్టుకొను (muṭṭukonu) — touch physically
• Telugu: తాకు (tāku) — touch physically
• Arabic: اِتَّصَلَ (ittaṣala) — establish communication with
• Bulgarian: свързвам се (svǎrzvam se) — establish communication with
• Catalan: contactar — establish communication with
• Chinese Mandarin: 聯繫 /联系 (liánxì) — establish communication with
• Czech: kontaktovat — establish communication with
• Danish: kontakte — establish communication with
• Dutch: contacteren — establish communication with
• Esperanto: kontakti — establish communication with
• Finnish: ottaa yhteyttä — establish communication with
• Finnish: ottaa yhteys — establish communication with
• French: contacter — establish communication with
• Georgian: უკავშირდება (uḳavširdeba) — establish communication with
• Georgian: ეკონტაქტება (eḳonṭakṭeba) — establish communication with
• German: kontaktieren — establish communication with
• Hebrew: יצר קשר (yatsár késher) — establish communication with
• Icelandic: hafa samband við — establish communication with
• Italian: contattare — establish communication with
• Japanese: 連絡する (renraku suru) — establish communication with
• Korean: 연락하다 (yeollak-hada) — establish communication with
• Korean: 련락하다 (ryeollak-hada) — establish communication with
• Luxembourgish: kontaktéieren — establish communication with
• Māori: whakapā — establish communication with
• Norwegian: kontakte — establish communication with
• Pashto: تماس نیول — establish communication with
• Persian: تماس گرفتن (tamâs gereftan) — establish communication with
• Polish: kontaktować się — establish communication with
• Polish: skontaktować się — establish communication with
• Portuguese: contactar — establish communication with
• Portuguese: contatar — establish communication with
• Romanian: a contacta — establish communication with
• Russian: контакти́ровать (kontaktírovatʹ) — establish communication with
• Russian: свя́зываться (svjázyvatʹsja) — establish communication with
• Russian: связа́ться (svjazátʹsja) — establish communication with
• Spanish: contactar — establish communication with
• Spanish: entrar en contacto con — establish communication with
• Swedish: kontakta — establish communication with
• Swedish: höra av sig — establish communication with
• Tamil: தொடர்புகொள் (toṭarpukoḷ) — establish communication with
• Telugu: సంపర్కించు (samparkiñcu) — establish communication with
• Vietnamese: liên lạc — establish communication with