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

That’s when his wife, Maria, got him in touch with a cousin who was working in sanitation. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The team then discovered that Gemma had also been in touch with the show in the past, in an effort to find her mother. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

The technical feat of the operation cannot be underestimated, according to Arnold Dix, a geologist in touch with crews on the ground. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Peng was last in touch with a colleague about 10 minutes before the flood. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in touch

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