Verbs for Visiting and Contacting

to meet

Verb

/mit/ or /mit/

m

m

ee

i

t

t

Select Your Language

to come together as previously scheduled for social interaction or a prearranged purpose

to visit

Verb

/vɪ.zɪt/ or /vi.zit/

v

v

i

ɪ

s

z

i

ɪ

t

t

Select Your Language

to go somewhere because we want to spend time with someone

to encounter

Verb

/ɪn.kaʊn.ɜr/ or /in.kaoon.ēr/

e

ɪ

n

n

c

k

o

a

u

ʊ

n

n

t

e

ɜ

r

r

Select Your Language

to come across or meet someone or something, often unexpectedly or by accident

to come across

Verb

/kˈʌm əkɹˈɑːs/

Select Your Language

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

to run into

Verb

/ɹˈʌn ˌɪntʊ/

Select Your Language

to meet someone by chance and unexpectedly

to get together

Verb

/ɡɛt təɡˈɛðɚ/

Select Your Language

to meet up with someone in order to cooperate or socialize

to drop in

Verb

/dɹˈɑːp ˈɪn/

Select Your Language

to visit a place or someone without a prior arrangement, often casually and briefly

to bump into

Verb

/bˈʌmp ˌɪntʊ/

Select Your Language

to unexpectedly meet someone, particularly someone familiar

to pop in

Verb

/pˈɑːp ˈɪn/

Select Your Language

to make a short, usually unplanned, visit to a place or person

to run across

Verb

/ɹˈʌn əkɹˈɑːs/

Select Your Language

to meet someone unexpectedly

to drop by

Verb

/dɹˈɑːp bˈaɪ/

Select Your Language

to visit a place or someone briefly, often without a prior arrangement

to stop by

Verb

/stˈɑːp bˈaɪ/

Select Your Language

to visit or make a brief stay at a place or with someone

to contact

Verb

/kɑn.tækt/ or /kaan.tākt/

c

k

o

ɑ

n

n

t

t

a

æ

c

k

t

t

Select Your Language

to communicate with someone by calling or writing to them

to phone

Verb

/foʊn/ or /fooon/

ph

f

o

oʊ

n

n

e

Select Your Language

to make a phone call or try to reach someone on the phone

to telephone

Verb

/tɛ.lə.foʊn/ or /te.lē.fooon/

t

t

e

ɛ

l

l

e

ə

ph

f

o

oʊ

n

n

e

Select Your Language

to communicate with someone using a telephone

to call

Verb

/kɔ:l/ or /kawl/

c

k

a

ɔ:

ll

l

Select Your Language

to telephone a place or person

to call back

Verb

/kˈɔːl bˈæk/

Select Your Language

to return a phone call or contact someone again when the first attempt to communicate was missed or unsuccessful

to call on

Verb

/kˈɔːl ˈɑːn/

Select Your Language

to casually and briefly visit someone

to dial

Verb

/daɪəl/ or /daiēl/

d

d

ia

aɪə

l

l

Select Your Language

to enter a telephone number using a rotary or keypad on a telephone or mobile device in order to make a call

to get back to

Verb

/ɡɛt bˈæk tuː/

Select Your Language

to contact someone again later to provide a response or reply, often after taking time to consider or research the matter

to buzz

Verb

/bəz/ or /bēz/

b

b

u

ə

zz

z

Select Your Language

to signal someone, typically by using an intercom, to gain attention or request entry

to hang up

Verb

/hˈæŋ ˈʌp/

Select Your Language

to end a phone call by breaking the connection