touch base
To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a handTo touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
» We will definitely touch base with you guys.
Meaning
2 senses(literally)To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
(Canada, US, broadly, colloquial, idiomatic, usually)To meet or make contact with someone, usually to consult, review, visit, or communicate.
Touch base with your boss before you start work to make sure you understand the project.
kurzschließen
консульти́роватьсяkonsulʹtírovatʹsja, совеща́тьсяsoveščátʹsja, обсужда́тьobsuždátʹ
- establish communication with someone
Examples
6 sentencesWe will definitely touch base with you guys.
I just wanted to quickly touch base with you about this.
Let us touch base on this issue every morning at the beginning of the day.
I'll touch base with you after I've read the report.
Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off.
Translations
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Forms
touches base, touching base, touched base, touched base| Base form | touch base · to touch base |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | touches base |
| Present participle | touching base |
| Past simple | touched base |
| Past participle | touched base |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- establish communication with someone:get in touchconnect
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle