contract

Các nghĩa

1. co lại, rút ngắn

   To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

   ambitransitive

   The snail’s body contracted into its shell.

   to contract one’s sphere of action

2. viết tắt, rút gọn

   To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.

   The word “cannot” is often contracted into “can’t”.

3. ký kết hợp đồng, giao ước

   To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.

   intransitive

   The company contracted with the council to build 200 new houses.

4. ký hợp đồng với

   To enter into a contract with (someone or something).

   transitive

   We have just contracted new pest control services.

5. mắc phải, nhiễm

   To bring on; to incur; to acquire.

   transitive

   She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens.

   to contract a debt

   A love like mine, Sir, I feel, is contracted once and for ever.

6. mắc bệnh

   To gain or acquire (an illness).

   transitive

   An officer contracted hepatitis B and died after handling the blood-soaked clothing of a homicide victim […]

Dạng khác

• contracts present, singular, third-person
• contracting participle, present
• contracted participle, past