Contracted

We were contracted to build a railway.

Mr Brown contracted with the builder for a new house.

My father contracted pneumonia last month.

I'm afraid I've contracted a venereal disease.

He contracted malaria while living in the jungle.

He contracted an incurable disease.

The economy contracted in the last quarter.

He contracted that illness many years ago.

She contracted a serious neurological disease, so it was urgent to transfer her to another hospital.

My doctor told me that I had contracted a sexually transmitted infection.