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in touch

Definition of in touch

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 e-mail.

—often + with

I'll be in touch with you later this week.

I have been trying to get in touch with her all day.

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.

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: to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate
: to put hands upon in any way or degree
: to take into the hands or mouth

: the act or fact of touching
: the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived
: a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors : feel

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