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 + withI'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.
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The Athletic reported Monday that the Revolution have already been in touch with former Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin, who led the team to a Supporters’ Shield title in 2020 and a runner-up finish in the MLS Cup title game in 2022.
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Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Are you guys still in touch with Isaac?
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
At the same time, no one in metal was funnier, more in touch with his own bathos, more post–Spinal Tap, in a sense, than Ozzy, especially in his shambling-paterfamilias incarnation on MTV’s reality show The Osbournes.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Heat and Achiuwa's camp will remain in touch.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Are you guys still in touch with Isaac?
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
At the same time, no one in metal was funnier, more in touch with his own bathos, more post–Spinal Tap, in a sense, than Ozzy, especially in his shambling-paterfamilias incarnation on MTV’s reality show The Osbournes.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Heat and Achiuwa's camp will remain in touch.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in touch
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“In touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20touch. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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