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

The source said political director Balazs Orbán (no relation to Viktor Orbán) is frequently in touch with Trump's running mate. —Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024

And the [younger] brother is still in touch with this. —Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024

Those activities put him in touch with other people, most of them strangers, only intermittently. —Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024

Balbir Singh, the secretary of the Maritime Sikh Society, who has been in touch with Kaur’s mother, told CBC that the local Sikh community is grieving the loss and police local investigators have a responsibility to relay their findings to the public. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024