CONTRACTED Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions
Contracted Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Simple past tense and past participle of contract Her stomach contracted at his tone and the look on his face Her stomach contracted and then twisted into a knot Stopping by the employment office, she contracted for temporary help to put up the fence I sold nearly everything and even contracted four portrait commissions
contracted - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to assign (a job, work, project, etc ) by contract: The publisher contracted the artwork to enter into an agreement with: to contract a free-lancer to do the work
Contracted - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English The word 'contracted' originated from the Latin word 'contractus', which means 'drawn together', from the verb 'contrahere' In English, the word has evolved to have multiple meanings, including shrinking in size, entering into agreements, and forming contracted forms in grammar
contracted - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective contracted (comparative more contracted, superlative most contracted) (not comparable) Arranged by contract; established by agreement Made smaller by contraction Incurred; acquired