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contactable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be contacted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Steve is contactable on his mobile phone and his pager.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uncontactable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English contact Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English contactable From contact + -able.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bereikbaar — Translations
  • Finnish: tavoitettavissa — Translations
  • French: joignable — Translations
  • German: erreichbar — Translations
  • Italian: raggiungibile — Translations
  • Polish: do skontaktowania — Translations
  • Spanish: contactable — Translations