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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Contract VS retract

What is the difference between contract and retract?
  

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Hi, Here's the main idea. contract - get smaller, eg metal contracts as it cools. retract - refers to the backward motion of something that is designed to move forwarsd and backwards, eg the turtle retracted its neck to move its head into its shell.

— Clive

  • Hi, Here's the main idea.
  • contract - get smaller, eg metal contracts as it cools.
  • retract - refers to the backward motion of something that is designed to move forwarsd and backwards, eg the turtle retracted its neck to move its head into its shell.
  • Clive
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Hi,



Here's the main idea.



contract - get smaller, eg metal contracts as it cools.



retract - refers to the backward motion of something that is designed to move forwarsd and backwards,

eg the turtle retracted its neck to move its head into its shell.



Clive
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