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keep in touchto maintain contact or communication with someone

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to maintain contact or communication with someone

Pronunciation (IPA): /kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ/

Korean meaning: 연락을 계속 주고받다, 소식을 주고받다

Korean pronunciation: **키**프 인 **터**치

Example Sentences

  • After moving to Mars, I still keep in touch with my Earth friends through hologram calls.
  • We should keep in touch about the project developments.
  • My grandmother keeps in touch with her high school friends even after 60 years.

keep in touch

VERB

//kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ//

to maintain contact or communication with someone

keep in touch concept
💡 Concept

Old friends keep in touch through monthly letters across the ocean.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ/

🌳Etymology

Origin

Keep은 고대 영어 'cepan'에서 유래하여 '지키다, 보관하다'는 의미이고, touch는 고대 프랑스어 'tochier'에서 온 말로 '만지다, 접촉하다'는 뜻입니다. 두 단어가 결합하여 '연결을 유지하다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

muchsuchclutch
much
such
clutch

🔗Collocations

keep in close touch
keep in touch with friends
keep in touch regularly
keep in touch via email
keep in touch about updates

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After moving to Mars, I still keep in touch with my Earth friends through hologram calls.

We should keep in touch about the project developments.

My grandmother keeps in touch with her high school friends even after 60 years.

😄 Fun example

I keep in touch with my pet goldfish by tapping on the bowl twice a day.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

stay in contactmaintain communicationcorrespondstay connectedremain in communication

Antonyms

lose touchbreak contactdisconnect

Related

contactcommunicatereach outfollow upcheck in

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