--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 70 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/70/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 70 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A calm, happy feeling of being satisfied with what you have, without wanting more.[↗](../../contentment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat purred with contentment on my lap.[↗](../../contentment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma smiled with contentment as we all ate dinner together.[↗](../../contentment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Contentment doesn't need lots of toys.[↗](../../contentment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He let out a sigh of contentment after a long swim.[↗](../../contentment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Being grateful can bring contentment.[↗](../../contentment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer lived a life of quiet contentment.[↗](../../contentment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.[↗](../../contentment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **contest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A contest is a game, race or competition where people try to win, such as a spelling contest.[↗](../../contest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To contest something is to argue that it is wrong or unfair.[↗](../../contest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ten children entered the contest.[↗](../../contest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She won $50 in the contest.[↗](../../contest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the pie-eating contest, Tom ate 4 pies and Ben ate 6.[↗](../../contest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each winner of the contest gets 3 books.[↗](../../contest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class held a spelling contest.[↗](../../contest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She came second in the drawing contest.[↗](../../contest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The contest ends on Friday.[↗](../../contest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a close contest.[↗](../../contest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now let us have a little contest.[↗](../../contest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **contestant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win.[↗](../../contestant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There were ten contestants in the spelling bee.[↗](../../contestant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The contestant answered every question right and won a car.[↗](../../contestant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each contestant had two minutes to sing.[↗](../../contestant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The youngest contestant was only eight.[↗](../../contestant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judges cheered for all the contestants.[↗](../../contestant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was a contestant on a cooking show for kids.[↗](../../contestant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants.[↗](../../contestant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **context** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means.[↗](../../context/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The context of an event is the situation, background or facts around it that help explain why it happened.[↗](../../context/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Out of context» means taken away from its surroundings, so the meaning is changed or unfair.[↗](../../context/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use the context to guess what the new word means.[↗](../../context/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In this context, «bat» means an animal, not a cricket bat.[↗](../../context/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The video was cut and shown out of context.[↗](../../context/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher gave us the historical context of the war.[↗](../../context/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The context of the story is a village during a flood.[↗](../../context/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the sentences around it for context.[↗](../../context/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His words sounded rude out of context, but he was joking.[↗](../../context/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the number into context: is it a lot or a little?[↗](../../context/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · While gird does not seem to be the right word in this context, it's unclear what the author really intended--possibly gibe?--so it is left as printed.[↗](../../context/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **contiguous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Contiguous things touch each other or share a border, with no gap between them.[↗](../../contiguous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Contiguous also means next to each other in a row or in time, one straight after another.[↗](../../contiguous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The contiguous United States are the 48 states that join together on the map.[↗](../../contiguous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · France and Spain are contiguous countries.[↗](../../contiguous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Colour in four contiguous squares on the grid to make a line.[↗](../../contiguous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The two gardens are contiguous, so the dog runs from one to the other.[↗](../../contiguous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm is made of three contiguous fields.[↗](../../contiguous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The class read five contiguous pages without stopping.[↗](../../contiguous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **continent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A continent is one of the very large areas of land on Earth.[↗](../../continent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Most people count seven continents.[↗](../../continent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia (Oceania), Europe, North America and South America.[↗](../../continent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In Britain, «the Continent» can mean mainland Europe.[↗](../../continent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are seven continents on Earth.[↗](../../continent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Asia is the largest continent.[↗](../../continent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins live in Antarctica, the coldest continent.[↗](../../continent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The USA and Canada are on the continent of North America.[↗](../../continent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Australia is both a country and a continent.[↗](../../continent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We coloured each continent a different colour on the map.[↗](../../continent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Amazon rainforest is in South America.[↗](../../continent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago the continents were joined together.[↗](../../continent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I am, however, not so much concerned with the original explanation of the Jataka as to trace its travels across the continents of Asia, Africa, and America.[↗](../../continent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **continental** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Continental means to do with a continent, one of the world's large land masses: «continental shelf», «continental climate».[↗](../../continental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, Ireland) Continental means from mainland Europe, as opposed to Britain and Ireland: «continental breakfast», «a continental holiday».[↗](../../continental/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) Continental can mean to do with the main part of North America, as in «the continental United States» (all states except Alaska and Hawaii).[↗](../../continental/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had a continental breakfast of croissants and jam.[↗](../../continental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Continental drift means the continents move very slowly.[↗](../../continental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The continental shelf is the shallow sea floor near the coast.[↗](../../continental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Moscow has a continental climate with cold winters.[↗](../../continental/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The continental United States does not include Hawaii.[↗](../../continental/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many British families take holidays on the Continent.[↗](../../continental/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is the same with the Grimms' Aschenputtel and other Continental variants.[↗](../../continental/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **contingent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective, formal) Depending on something else happening first: «The trip is contingent on good weather.».[↗](../../contingent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A group of people who belong to a larger group, sent or gathered together: «a contingent of soldiers», «the Irish contingent».[↗](../../contingent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, formal) Possible but not certain; that may or may not happen.[↗](../../contingent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our trip to the zoo is contingent on everyone bringing a signed form.[↗](../../contingent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your pocket money is contingent upon tidying your room.[↗](../../contingent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A contingent of firefighters marched in the parade.[↗](../../contingent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scottish contingent cheered loudest at the games.[↗](../../contingent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His place in the team is contingent on passing his fitness test.[↗](../../contingent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A small contingent of parents stayed to help clear up.[↗](../../contingent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **continual** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Continual means happening again and again, often in an annoying way, with short breaks in between.[↗](../../continual/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Continual can also mean going on all the time without stopping, though «continuous» is the better word for that.[↗](../../continual/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher was tired of the continual chatter at the back of the class.[↗](../../continual/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother's continual questions drove me mad on the long car trip.[↗](../../continual/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was continual rain all week in Ireland.[↗](../../continual/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy needs continual attention while it is small.[↗](../../continual/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Continual practice made her a good swimmer.[↗](../../continual/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old car had continual problems with its engine.[↗](../../continual/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their continual arguing spoiled the picnic.[↗](../../continual/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The heavens were lighted up with continual flashes, and peal after peal of thunder rolled.[↗](../../continual/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the burnt-offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.[↗](../../continual/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.28.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continual/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye shall offer these beside the burnt-offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt-offering.[↗](../../continual/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.28.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continual/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and one he-goat for a sin-offering beside the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.[↗](../../continual/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.29.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continual/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continual/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.[↗](../../continual/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.19.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continual/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meal-offering, and the oil, morning by morning, for a continual burnt-offering.[↗](../../continual/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.46.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continual/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **continually** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Continually means again and again, very often, with short breaks in between.[↗](../../continually/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Sometimes it is used to mean all the time, without stopping.[↗](../../continually/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little brother continually asks «Why?».[↗](../../continually/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher had to remind them continually to stay in their seats.[↗](../../continually/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone rang continually all afternoon.[↗](../../continually/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The coastline is continually changing because of the waves.[↗](../../continually/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was continually late for football practice.[↗](../../continually/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists are continually finding new species in the rainforest.[↗](../../continually/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices in the shop seem to go up continually.[↗](../../continually/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "What is it you are continually grumbling about?"[↗](../../continually/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.[↗](../../continually/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.24.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continually/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.[↗](../../continually/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.6.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continually/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar: two lambs of the first year day by day continually.[↗](../../continually/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continually/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The mercy of God endureth continually.[↗](../../continually/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.52.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continually/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.[↗](../../continually/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.14.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continually/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.[↗](../../continually/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.12.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continually/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **continuance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) The state of going on or lasting; continuing: «the continuance of the old custom».[↗](../../continuance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law, mainly US) A delay of a court case to a later time, asked for by one side.[↗](../../continuance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The villagers hoped for the continuance of the old harvest fair.[↗](../../continuance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The club's continuance depends on new members joining.[↗](../../continuance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance.[↗](../../continuance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge granted a continuance so the witness could arrive.[↗](../../continuance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The continuance of peace was all the people wanted.[↗](../../continuance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Money from the cake sale ensured the continuance of the library.[↗](../../continuance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In conclusion, the gods were invoked for a continuance of their favour, and when the service was ended a feast was held.[↗](../../continuance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.[↗](../../continuance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.59, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continuance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **continuation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A continuation is something that continues or carries on from something before, like the next part of a story.[↗](../../continuation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Continuation is the act of carrying on without stopping.[↗](../../continuation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Write a continuation of the story where the dragon comes back.[↗](../../continuation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The second book is a continuation of the first.[↗](../../continuation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The next term is a continuation of this number pattern.[↗](../../continuation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain was a continuation of last week's wet weather.[↗](../../continuation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The festival is a continuation of an old tradition.[↗](../../continuation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **continue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To keep doing something without stopping.[↗](../../continue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To start again after a break.[↗](../../continue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To go on further in the same direction or to the next part.[↗](../../continue/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To keep existing or happening.[↗](../../continue/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please continue reading quietly.[↗](../../continue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Continue the pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, ...[↗](../../continue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain continued all afternoon.[↗](../../continue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After lunch, we continued our game.[↗](../../continue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Continue along this road until you see the church.[↗](../../continue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The story will continue next week.[↗](../../continue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Even though she was tired, she continued running.[↗](../../continue/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The path continues past the lake.[↗](../../continue/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "But where is my Luck?" he continues[↗](../../continue/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.[↗](../../continue/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continue/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.[↗](../../continue/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.40.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continue/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her impurity; and she shall continue in the blood of purification threescore and six days.[↗](../../continue/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.12.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continue/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there.[↗](../../continue/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings RUT.1.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continue/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And they continued three years without war between Aram and Israel.[↗](../../continue/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.22.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continue/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.[↗](../../continue/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.1.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../continue/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **continuity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being unbroken; carrying on without a break, so that things stay linked from one time to the next.[↗](../../continuity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The story has good continuity from page to page.[↗](../../continuity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The family kept the continuity of the old songs.[↗](../../continuity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Regular practice gives your learning continuity.[↗](../../continuity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **continuous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Going on without stopping or breaking: continuous rain.[↗](../../continuous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Without gaps or spaces: a continuous line.[↗](../../continuous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (grammar) The continuous (progressive) form of a verb, with be + -ing.[↗](../../continuous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "I am reading".[↗](../../continuous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (maths) Continuous data: measurements that can take any value in a range, like height or time, not just whole numbers.[↗](../../continuous/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was continuous rain all day.[↗](../../continuous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the shape in one continuous line without lifting your pencil.[↗](../../continuous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "She is singing" is in the present continuous.[↗](../../continuous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Height is continuous data, but the number of children is discrete data.[↗](../../continuous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory runs on a continuous 24-hour cycle.[↗](../../continuous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A continuous beep means the battery is low.[↗](../../continuous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An Imperial Edict was sent forth to all the Buddhist temples commanding the priests to offer up continuous prayers to Heaven to stop the noise of the flood.[↗](../../continuous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **continuously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Continuously means without stopping or without a break.[↗](../../continuously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Continuously means all the time, again and again, over a long period.[↗](../../continuously/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It rained continuously for three days.[↗](../../continuously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fridge hums continuously.[↗](../../continuously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The tap dripped continuously all night.[↗](../../continuously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The heart beats continuously throughout your life.[↗](../../continuously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A train travels continuously at 80 km/h for 2 hours, so it goes 160 km.[↗](../../continuously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby cried continuously until she fell asleep.[↗](../../continuously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather is continuously changing.[↗](../../continuously/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **contour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A contour is the outline or shape of something, especially its curves, like the contour of a face or a coastline.[↗](../../contour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* On a map, a contour (contour line) is a line joining places that are the same height above sea level.[↗](../../contour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To contour means to shape something to fit a curve, or (make-up) to use darker and lighter make-up to shape the face.[↗](../../contour/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The contour lines are very close here, so the hill is steep.[↗](../../contour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each contour on the map is 10 metres higher than the one below.[↗](../../contour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She traced the contour of the leaf with a pencil.[↗](../../contour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The car seat is contoured to fit your back.[↗](../../contour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We could see the contour of the mountains against the sunset.[↗](../../contour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A contour map shows the shape of the land.[↗](../../contour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In art we drew a contour drawing without lifting the pencil.[↗](../../contour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Hebe is represented as a comely, modest maiden, small, of a beautifully rounded contour, with nut-brown tresses and sparkling eyes.[↗](../../contour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **contract** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../contract/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A contract is a written or spoken agreement between people or companies that the law can make them keep.[↗](../../contract/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* verb.[↗](../../contract/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To contract means to get smaller or shorter, like a muscle or metal when it cools.[↗](../../contract/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* verb.[↗](../../contract/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To contract an illness means to catch it.[↗](../../contract/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* verb (formal).[↗](../../contract/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To contract someone means to make an agreement for them to do a job.[↗](../../contract/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My dad signed a contract for the new phone.[↗](../../contract/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Metal rails contract on cold nights.[↗](../../contract/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When you lift your arm, the muscle contracts.[↗](../../contract/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer is under contract with the club for three more seasons.[↗](../../contract/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailors once contracted scurvy from a lack of fruit.[↗](../../contract/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The council contracted a firm to fix the school roof.[↗](../../contract/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Do not" contracts to "don't".[↗](../../contract/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If you break the contract, you may have to pay money.[↗](../../contract/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Well, then,” said the Marionette, “let us make a contract.”[↗](../../contract/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/69/) **70** [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/71/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/69/) - next →: [page 71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/71/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)