Definition
The act or process of coming into contact; the state of being in contact with something.
Etymology
From Latin 'contactus' (past participle of 'contingere', meaning 'to touch') combined with the suffix '-ion' indicating an action or state. The word emerged in English in the 17th century to describe the condition or process of physical touching or connection.
Kelly Says
This word is the noun form of contact itself, but it's rarely used today—most English speakers say 'contact' for both the noun and verb, which shows how language simplifies over time by making one word do double duty.
Translations
BNবাংলা
যোগাযোগ
yo-ga-yo-ga
CACatalà
contact
kon-takt
CSČeština
kontakt
kon-takt
DEDeutsch
Kontakt
kon-takt
ELΕλληνικά
επικοινωνία
ep-ko-in-o-nee-ah
ESEspañol
contacto
kon-tak-toh
FISuomi
kontakti
kon-tak-tee
FRFrançais
contact
kon-takt
HEעברית
יצירת קשר
yit-ze-ret kash-er
HUMagyar
kapcsolat
kap-szo-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontak
kon-tak
ITItaliano
contatto
kon-tat-toh
KMKM
ទំនាក់ទំនង
toom-nak-toom-naong
MSBahasa Melayu
hubung
hun-gook
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်သွယ်
shet-thwe
NLNederlands
contact
kon-takt
PLPolski
kontakt
kon-takt
PTPortuguês
contato
kon-ta-toh
RORomână
contact
kon-takt
RUРусский
контакт
kon-takt
SVSvenska
kontakt
kon-takt
SWKiswahili
mawasiliano
ma-wa-see-lee-a-no
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
సంప్రసం
san-pras-sam
TRTürkçe
iletişim
ih-let-ish
UKУкраїнська
контакт
kon-takt
VITiếng Việt
liên lạc
lee-en-lak
YOYO
gbejade
gbeh-jah-deh
ZUZU
ukuxhumana
oo-koo-hoo-ma-na