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come in contact vs come into contact

Both of these are correct phrases in English. However, 'come into contact' is more commonly used and considered more formal, while 'come in contact' may sound slightly less formal.
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come in contact

This phrase is correct but less common and slightly less formal than 'come into contact'.

This phrase means to make contact or get in touch with someone or something. It is used to describe the action of coming into contact with a person, object, or substance.
  • Fig. to meet up with and learn about someone or something. Have you ever come into contact with trigonometry before? I have never come in contact with ...
  • I phoned the doctor as soon as I found out I had come in contact with someone who had Swine Flu. Llamé al doctor tan pronto como me enteré que había ...
  • I phoned the doctor as soon as I found out I had come in contact with someone who had Swine Flu. Llamé al doctor tan pronto como me enteré que había ...
  • I phoned the doctor as soon as I found out I had come in contact with someone who had Swine Flu. Ho chiamato il medico non happena ho scoperto che ero ...

Alternatives:

  • make contact
  • get in touch
  • get in contact

come into contact

This phrase is correct and more commonly used in English. It is considered more formal than 'come in contact'.

This phrase also means to make contact or get in touch with someone or something. It is used to describe the action of coming into contact with a person, object, or substance.
  • to be in a place where you meet someone or experience something. Could she have come into contact with the disease at school? Synonyms and related words  ...
  • as nice/big etc as they come · the best/worst is yet to come · come again? come and go · come as · come, come/come now · come good/right · come into contact ...
  • Lit. to touch someone or something, probably unknowingly. How many people have come into contact with the sick man? He came in contact with almost no one .
  • Principal Translations. come in contact with [sth], come into contact with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for ...

Alternatives:

  • make contact
  • get in touch
  • get in contact

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