idiom · neutral
touch base
/tʌtʃ beɪs/TOUCH·BASE
speakingtask2
to make brief contact with someone to update or confirm something
Examples
“I'll touch base with you next week to confirm the meeting.”
“Can we touch base after the presentation?”
“I just wanted to touch base and see how your project is going.”
Band 8 sentence
“Let's touch base on Thursday to ensure everyone is clear about the deadlines.”
Collocations
- touch base with sb
- touch base about sth
Word family
touch base (with someone) idiom (v)touched base verb (past)
Common mistakes
touch me base→touch base with me
touch the base→touch base
Say it for a higher band
5call/contact→6get in touch→7+touch base
Synonyms
get in touch
Easily confused
get in touch
“I'll get in touch after I return from holiday.”
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