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

My dad’s dear friend and agent, Tor Belfrage, put us in touch with them early on. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025

Or one’s ability to be in touch with it comes back. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025

Kennedy was in touch with a Cuban woman whose son, a severe asthmatic, had been held in Alligator Alcatraz for a week, and was transferred only after his health significantly declined. —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

He was impressed by the network’s willingness to put him in touch with other small advertisers who bought commercial inventory. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for in touch

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