in touch
in touch — phrase
1. to be in regular communication with someone by phone, email, letter, or other me
to be in regular communication with someone by phone, email, letter, or other means so that you know what is happening in their life.
Defne stayed in touch with her former classmates through a group chat.
collocation: stayed in touch with + person
Naoko got in touch with the travel agency to change her flight booking.
collocation: got in touch with + organization
Quinn put me in touch with a friend who runs a small design studio in Taipei.
The nurse said she would be in touch as soon as the test results came back.
Gabriel kept in touch with his grandmother by calling her every Sunday evening.
- stay in contact
interchangeable, slightly more formal
- communicate with
broader; covers any kind of exchange
- reach out to
informal; emphasizes initiating contact
- lose touch
opposite meaning: to stop communicating
- drift apart
gradual loss of contact, often in relationships
文法句型
get/keep/stay/be in touch (with someone)
用法筆記
"Get in touch" suggests starting a new contact (e.g., after a long time or for the first time), while "keep in touch" and "stay in touch" imply continuing an existing connection. "Put someone in touch" means introducing two people so they can communicate.
常見錯誤
2. to know the most recent information about a subject, a situation, or a group of
to know the most recent information about a subject, a situation, or a group of people so that your understanding stays current.
Hannah reads several news sites every morning to stay in touch with world events.
pattern: stay in touch with + broad topic (world events)
A good manager keeps in touch with how the team is feeling about new projects.
pattern: keeps in touch with + people's feelings
Tamás makes sure he stays in touch with the latest developments in renewable energy.
Femi felt he was no longer in touch with young people's taste in music after turning forty.
- up to date on
more informal; common in everyday speech
- informed about
more formal; suggests reliable knowledge
- aware of
broader; can mean general knowledge without details
- out of touch
direct opposite: lacking current knowledge
文法句型
be/stay/keep in touch with + topic/group
用法筆記
This sense always takes 'with' followed by a topic, group, or situation. It often appears as 'stay in touch with' or 'keep in touch with'. The opposite is 'out of touch with'.
常見錯誤
3. to be conscious of a hidden or suppressed aspect of your own personality, such a
to be conscious of a hidden or suppressed aspect of your own personality, such as feelings, desires, or abilities that you are not usually aware of.
After years of therapy, Dario finally got in touch with the sadness he had buried since childhood.
pattern: got in touch with + suppressed emotion
Heloísa's journal writing helps her stay in touch with her own needs and limits.
collocation: in touch with + one's needs/limits
Mauricio realised he had never been in touch with his own anger until he started practising meditation.
Rohan took a pottery class to get in touch with the creative side of his personality.
- attuned to
suggests a finer, more intuitive awareness
- connected with
emphasises emotional closeness to one's own feelings
- conscious of
more neutral; simply means aware
- out of touch with
direct opposite: unaware of or detached from one's feelings
文法句型
(get/be) in touch with + one's (feelings/emotions/anger/inner self/creativity)
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used with an emotion or a part of the self as the object of 'with' (e.g., one's feelings, anger, inner child, creativity). It is most common in psychological, therapeutic, or self-help contexts.