idiom (verb phrase) · neutral
touch base
/tʌtʃ beɪs/touch·BASE
to make brief contact with someone to update or confirm information
Examples
“I'll touch base with HR about the recruitment timetable.”
“Can we touch base next week to finalise the details?”
“She touched base with her supervisor after the interview.”
Band 8 sentence
“I'll touch base with the client after I've reviewed the contract and then report back to the team.”
Collocations
- touch base with someone
- touch base about/over something
Word family
Common mistakes
touch the base with him→touch base with him
I will touch base him tomorrow→I will touch base with him tomorrow
touch base about to the timetable→touch base about the timetable
Say it for a higher band
5call→6contact→7+touch base
Synonyms
check in
Easily confused
check in
“I'll check in with you after the meeting to see how it went.”
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