接触 — meaning in English

English meaning

• contact noun Physical touching, or close communication between people.
• touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

接触 is used for these senses in English:

• contact The act of touching physically; being in close association.
• contact The establishment of communication (with).
• contact (transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
• touch (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
• touch (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]

contact — full definition

1. noun Physical touching, or close communication between people.
2. noun A person you know and can reach for help, information, or business.
3. verb To get in touch with someone.

touch — full definition

1. verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.
2. verb To affect someone emotionally, often causing tenderness or sympathy.
3. verb To mention or deal with a topic briefly, without going into full detail.
4. verb To concern or have relevance to someone or something.
5. noun The sense that allows you to feel things by physical contact.

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