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con·trac·tual [kən'træktʃuəl] ADJ

I. con·tract1 ['kɒntrækt] N

II. con·tract1 ['kɒntrækt] VB intr

III. con·tract1 ['kɒntrækt] VB trans

to contract sb to do sth

I. con·tract2 [kən'trækt] VB intr

1. contract (shrink):

contract pupils

2. contract LING:

II. con·tract2 [kən'trækt] VB trans

1. contract (tense):

2. contract LING:

3. contract MED:

contract illness

I. sub·con·tract VB trans [ˌsʌbkən'trækt]

to subcontract sth to sb/sth
to subcontract sth out to sb/sth

II. sub·con·tract N ['sʌbˌkɒntækt]

con·trac·tion [kən'trækʃən] N

1. contraction no pl (shrinkage):

contraction of pupils

2. contraction no pl of a muscle:

3. contraction of the uterus:

4. contraction LING:

contract out VB trans

1. contract out:

2. contract out:

fac·tual·ly ['fæktʃʊəli] ADV

ac·tu·al·ly ['æktʃuəli] ADV

1. actually (in fact):

2. actually (really):

con·trac·tor [kən'træktəʳ] N

sub·con·trac·tor [ˌsʌbkən'træktəʳ] N

Present
Icontract
youcontract
he/she/itcontracts
wecontract
youcontract
theycontract
Past
Icontracted
youcontracted
he/she/itcontracted
wecontracted
youcontracted
theycontracted
Present Perfect
Ihavecontracted
youhavecontracted
he/she/ithascontracted
wehavecontracted
youhavecontracted
theyhavecontracted
Past Perfect
Ihadcontracted
youhadcontracted
he/she/ithadcontracted
wehadcontracted
youhadcontracted
theyhadcontracted