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The word 'contract' is both a verb and a noun.
- The verb to 'contract' is to make smaller or to become smaller; to acquire or incur; to enter into a formal agreement; a word for an action.
- The noun 'contract' is a word for an oral or written agreement between parties; a document on which an agreement is written; a word for a thing.
The noun forms of the verb to contract are contractor, contraction, and the gerund, contracting.
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∙ 12y agoI can give you several sentences.
- He contracted malaria from his visit to the tropics.
- The pupils of my eyes contract in the bright light.
- The woman's parents will contract a marriage between her and their friend's son.
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∙ 14y agoContract is usually a noun, an agreement, generally legal and signed. "We signed the contract for the new house yesterday."
Contract is also used as a verb, meaning to agree. "The builder contracted to complete the house by September.
Contract as a verb can also mean to shrink. "In winter the foundations of the house contracted and a crack appeared in the wall."
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∙ 12y agoUnprotected sex is a good way to contract STD.
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∙ 6y agoMy cousin is a contract lawyer.
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As a noun: I made a contract for an apartment lease As a verb: I contracted for electricity supply to my house.
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Contract can be a noun or a verb. Examples: Did you sign the contract? Measles is very contagious and easy to contract if you do not have immunity.
How do you use the word contract as a verb in a sentence?
As a way to acquire something, used as a verb it usually referrs to an illness or malady. EX "I think I may have contracted strep throat from kids at school." "Some how Sally contracted all the test answers by sneaking in and stealing them when the teachers weren't around. "Unprotected sex is a good way to contract a std." When you feel your heart beat, you are feeling the muscles of the heart contract in order to push the blood from one chamber to another, or to an artery.
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The verb in the sentence "How are they different" is "are."
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What part of speech is contract?
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Were is the verb in that sentence.
Is the sentence More than one hundred residents has signed the contract correct?
No. A plural subject takes a plural verb here. Also, you don't have to write out numbers over ten. So the correct sentence is, More than 100 residents have signed the contract.
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Depending on the context, sentence is already a verb For example, "to sentence someone" is an action and therefore a verb.
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'Needs' would be the verb in this sentence.
Can contract be used as a verb?
Yes, "contract" can be used as a verb to describe the act of making a formal agreement or reducing in size. For example, "They need to contract with the supplier for the new materials" or "The metal will contract as it cools."
