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

Law enforcement has been in touch with the state's human services department, McKee said. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2026

At the same time, at Pritzker's direction, the governor's communications team was in touch with Walz's team to talk through some of the situations that Illinois had already faced. —Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026

It’s revealed that Anna knew Rachel in high school, but hasn’t been in touch with her. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026

Imagining the depth of belief and the extremes of emotion that would motivate such difficult work puts one in touch with sense-making from the past. —Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for in touch

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