in touch

idiom

: in a state in which people communicate with each other especially by calling or writing to each other

We kept/stayed in touch after college.

They keep in touch by email.

—often + with

I'll be in touch with you later this week.

I have been trying to get in touch with her all day.

The childhood friends have kept in touch with each other for 40 years.

: in a state of being aware of what is happening, how certain people feel, etc.

—usually + with

As a professor of biology, it is important to keep/stay in touch with the latest research.

She is in touch with the voters and their needs.

: in a state of being aware of a particular part of one's character that is not easily noticed

—usually + with

She meditates to get in touch with her inner self.

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Combs then cupped Doe’s genitals for an extended period of time and told him people would be in touch with him, according to the complaint. —

Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025 Unaware that Kelso was an undercover brother, Torres is at the bar trying to talk Lenny into getting him in touch with Wilk. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025 Its oblique introduction begins with Bini foraging for mushrooms on a hillside, presenting him as a man in touch with nature in the abstract, before the movie yanks us into the fold of his profession. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 What to watch: The investor group has been in touch with ByteDance through bankers, McCourt said. —

Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in touch