Contacting is an action that involves various forms of communication. TOUCHING, JOINING, MEETING, BORDERING, APPROACHING, ABUTTING, and gettingto are all different ways of contacting someone or something. TOUCHING is the physical act of coming into contact with another person or object. JOINING is the act of uniting two or more people or things together. MEETING is the act of coming together in order to discuss or exchange ideas. BORDERING is the act of being adjacent to or near something. APPROACHING is the act of coming closer to something or someone. ABUTTING is the act of being in direct contact with something or someone. Gettingto is the act of arriving at a certain destination.