in touch

idiom

: 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.

: 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.

: 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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Moran and fellow Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall have already been in touch with some of their colleagues to ensure that the Senate will swiftly hold hearings after the NTSB issues its report, which is expected within 30 days. —

Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025 The Bachelor: How to Watch Season 29 Online Rachel, though, apparently has been in touch with Lucy (Melissa O’Neil) here and there, and 10% knew that #Chenford was once a thing. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Jan. 2025 The California Film Commission, which granted the $20 million tax credit, told the Hollywood Reporter that a Tarantino representative had been in touch as recently as mid-April. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025 Wampler said the Association for the City of La Jolla has been in touch with the student organization about a meeting. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in touch