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Prepositions with nouns

“Of contact” or “into contact”?

Into contact is the standard phrase after verbs such as come, get, or bring. Of contact usually appears inside longer expressions such as point of contact.

Quick answer

Which phrase should you use?

Use into contact after verbs to describe two things meeting or touching: come into contact with chemicals. Of contact is uncommon by itself but natural in phrases like point of contact or fear of contact.

Workers came into contact with smoke.
She is our main point of contact for customer support.
The liquid should not come into contact with skin.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
come into contact with + noun

Describing physical or social contact

Use into contact with after verbs such as come, get, or bring.

Children should not come into contact with wet paint.
Tourists rarely get into contact with local officials.
2
point of contact

Naming a person or place for communication

Point of contact is a fixed expression in business and support contexts.

Maria is the main point of contact for the project.
Please list one emergency point of contact.
3
fear of contact

Using of contact after abstract nouns

Some nouns take of contact to describe a type of contact.

The child showed a strong fear of contact with strangers.
Doctors reduced the risk of contact infection.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
into contact
The wires came into contact.
two things met or touched
of contact
She is the point of contact.
part of a fixed noun phrase
contact with
Avoid contact with your eyes.
direct connection or touching

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using of contact after come

After come or get, use into contact, not of contact.

✕ He came of contact with acid. ✓ He came into contact with acid.

Forgetting with after into contact

Into contact is usually followed by with and the other thing involved.

✕ The machine came into contact the wall. ✓ The machine came into contact with the wall.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. The child came ___ contact with poison ivy.
2. Who is your main point ___ contact?
3. Avoid contact ___ cleaning chemicals.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I say into contact without with?

Sometimes yes if the object is understood, but with is usually included.

Is of contact common?

Only in certain fixed expressions such as point of contact or risk of contact infection.

What verb is usually used with into contact?

Common verbs include come, get, bring, and put.

of, about, against, to or for racism? of, about, for, in or on friendship? of, about, for, on or to thing? of, about, for, to or with sex? of, about, on, to or for moon? "of access" or "with access"? "of accommodation" or "for accommodation"? "of accuracy" or "for accuracy"? "of action" or "in action"? "of actor", "with actor" or "by actor"? "of address" or "to address"? "of administration" or "in administration"?

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