collocation · informal
keep in touch
UK/kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ/US/kip ɪn tʌtʃ/keep·in·TOUCH
Band 4-5speakingtask2
continue to communicate with someone, especially after parting
Examples
“We promised to keep in touch after graduation.”
“Try to keep in touch with old classmates on social media.”
“Even though they live abroad, they still keep in touch.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although we now live in different countries, we still make an effort to keep in touch with our closest friends every month.”
Collocations
- keep in touch with family
- keep in touch by email/phone
Word family
keep in touch (with sb) verb phrasekeeps in touch verbkept in touch verbtouch noun
Common mistakes
keep touch with→keep in touch with
keep in contacts→keep in touch
Say it for a higher band
5keep touch→6stay in touch→7+keep in touch
Synonyms
stay in touch
Easily confused
lose touch
“After university they slowly lost touch.”
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