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 crew told her somebody would be in touch with her about federal aid, Pender told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Jordan was also in touch with Keith Schiller, Trump’s former bodyguard. —Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025

Police learned that a woman with injuries consistent with a crash and a man accompanying her flagged down a nearby resident, who got her in touch with a family member to pick her up, the complaints allege. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025

Memon said he’s been in touch with Ronnell Higgins, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for in touch

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