contacting
- 1Present participle and gerund of contact.
The detective spent the morning contacting witnesses one by one.
Contacting the supplier directly saved the company both time and money.
Note
A form that takes its object directly, because both verb meanings behind it, touching and getting in touch, are transitive. Write contacting the supplier, not contacting with the supplier; the with belongs to the noun, as in making contact with someone. The same spelling works as a progressive participle (she is contacting the board) and as a gerund standing in for a noun (contacting them took weeks).
contacting is a form of contact
contact, verb: To establish communication with a person or organization, as by telephone, email, or letter. Full entry
- Spelling
- contact → contacting: add -ing
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