phrasal verb · neutral
get in touch (with)
/ɡet ɪn tʌtʃ/get·in·TOUCH
to contact or communicate with someone
Examples
“I should get in touch with my old classmates before the reunion.”
“If you have questions about the course, get in touch with the admissions office.”
“She finally got in touch with her supervisor about the research.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the deadline, I promptly got in touch with my supervisor to confirm the data requirements.”
Collocations
- get in touch with someone
- get in touch by email/phone
Word family
Common mistakes
I contacted to my tutor yesterday.→I contacted my tutor yesterday.
I got in touch him about the problem.→I got in touch with him about the problem.
Say it for a higher band
5contact→6reach out to→7+get in touch (with)
Synonyms
contact
reach out to
Easily confused
get hold of
“I tried to get hold of the professor, but he was away on leave.”
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