in touch

idiom

1

: 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.

2

: 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.

3

: 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.

Examples of in touch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And with that detail, Heather Spencer discovered Fosler was still in touch with their daughter — despite a no-contact order. —Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

Then, one of Nelson's biotech contacts put her in touch with a podcast about dementia and brain health. —Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025

Nielsen declined to offer details on exactly what type of discussions were still taking place with Russia, but said the kingdom's Arctic officials were still in touch directly with Moscow. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

But the chief briefly had a side conversation with Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, who said his investigators had been in touch with the father. —Greg Wehner , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for in touch

• nonesuch
• retouch
• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• much
• mutch
• such
• insomuch
• overmuch