in touch

phrase

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

The two remained in touch and anxious about how their son turned out. — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Korper and Van der Stap have not been in touch since the arrest, Korper said. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Behind Newsom’s changing position Newsom is clearly a bit more in touch with the zeitgeist on this than the 80-year-old president, who recently compared AI to the rise of television and radio. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

What’s being built is a thing that sort of isn’t that in touch with reality in many respects. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in touch

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