1 to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; ‘I am’ is often contracted to ‘I’m’; Muscles contract.
az: sıxılmaq
ru: сжимать(ся); сокращать(ся)
2 [American ˈkontrakt] to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.
az: müqavilə imzalamaq
ru: заключать (контракт)
3 (medical) to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.
az: xəstələnmək
ru: заболеть
4 (formal) to promise (in marriage)
az: nişanlanmaq, sözləşmək
ru: обручаться
♦ noun [ˈkontrӕkt]
a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.
az: müqavilə
ru: контракт