phrasal verb · neutral
keep in touch
UK/kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ/US/kip ɪn tʌtʃ/keep·in·TOUCH
speakingtask2
to continue to communicate with someone, especially by phone, email or messages
Examples
“After the course, we promised to keep in touch.”
“Try to keep in touch with your English tutor.”
“Even though she moved abroad, we kept in touch by email.”
Band 8 sentence
“I kept in touch with my host family after the exchange, which helped me practice English regularly.”
Collocations
- keep in touch with someone
- try to keep in touch
- keep in touch via email/phone
Word family
keep in touch verbkeeping in touch gerund / continuouskept in touch past
Common mistakes
keep contact→keep in touch
contact someone regularly→keep in touch with someone
Say it for a higher band
5contact→6stay in touch→7+keep in touch
Synonyms
stay in touch
contact
Easily confused
stay in touch
“I'll stay in touch with you during the summer.”
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