touch
- noun
- /tʌtʃ/
- It's important to keep in touch with friends from school as we grow older.
- stay in touch
- keep in touch
- get in touch
But we've been able to stay in touch through his lawyers.
- But we've been able to stay in touch through his lawyers.
- I'll make sure we'll be in touch on that.
- So what does the Let's not lose touch statement mean?
- We were personally in touch right up until her death.
- And she's remained in touch with him for forever.
- It really got us back in touch with the roots of our friendship.
- And, but, and we weren't like super in touch since then.
- I flew back, put him in touch with some the right producers.
- So I have felt like you can lose touch very fast.
- I'll try to get in touch stupid.
- He like wake up, get in touch with him now like that.
Examples
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Have you stayed in touch with Rachel or Matt?
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We were personally in touch right up until her death.
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But how would you even get in touch with Jack?
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You still in touch with any of the old crowd?
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Get in touch with me.
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Unfortunately, I was unable to get in touch with any of them.
Academic text (2015) -
Did your friends get in touch?
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We can put people immediately in touch with engineers who have answers to their questions.
Academic text (1999) -
Teacher education programs were perceived as "out of touch" by several respondents.
Academic text (2012) -
While overseas, Armatta, who is single, has stayed in touch with family and friends back home by e-mail.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
Communicating with or staying in touch with someone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make someone feel upset or defensive by mentioning a sensitive subject
- Archaic
To tell viewers or listeners to keep watching and not change the channel during a break in the show
- Archaic
Tell someone not to change the radio or television channel before a show returns
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
- Slur
A rude slang way to say someone shows small signs of autism and may offend people
Compounds
A version of American football where players touch the player with the ball to stop them instead of tackling
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
- Specialized
A plant with seed pods that burst when you touch them and release seeds
- Australian
Touch football where another player touches someone twice to tackle them
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
- Jargon
A football exercise where each player may touch the ball only twice before passing
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Touch comes from the old French toucher, which meant physical contact and then simply 'contact', so to stay 'in touch' with someone is to keep contact or communicate with them.