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contract (EN)
اسم، فعل

اسم “contract”

م contract، ج contracts
  1. عقد
    She signed a contract with the publisher for her new book.
  2. عقد (لقتل شخص)
    The mafia boss ordered a contract on the informant.
  3. (في لعبة البريدج) عدد الأكلات التي يلتزم اللاعب بالفوز بها في اللعبة
    Their team made a four hearts contract in the finals.

فعل “contract”

مصدر contract؛ هو contracts؛ ماضٍ contracted؛ مفعول contracted؛ فاعل contracting
  1. أن يصبح أصغر أو أقصر.
    The metal contracts as it cools down.
  2. جعل شيء أصغر أو أقصر.
    You have to contract your abdominal muscles to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. يُصاب
    He contracted chickenpox from his sister.
  4. يتعاقد
    The company contracted to build the new bridge within a year.
  5. يتعاقد (لتوظيف شخص)
    The IT department contracted several developers in India.
  6. اختصار (كلمة أو عبارة) بحذف حروف.
    In informal speech, "do not" is often contracted to "don't".