lose contact

Meaning

This expression means to stop communicating with someone, usually because you move away, change jobs, or simply become too busy. It implies a gradual, unintentional drifting apart rather than a sudden argument or decision to stop talking. It is commonly used with the preposition "with".

Examples

• We used to be best friends in high school, but we lost contact after graduation.

  We used to be best friends in high school, but we lost contact after graduation.

• I don't want to lose contact with you when you move to London.

  I don't want to lose contact with you when you move to London.

• It's so easy to lose contact with old colleagues when you change jobs.

  It's so easy to lose contact with old colleagues when you change jobs.

• Have you lost contact with Sarah, or do you still talk to her occasionally?

  Have you lost contact with Sarah, or do you still talk to her occasionally.

• We promised to write every week, but we eventually lost contact.

  We promised to write every week, but we eventually lost contact.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I lost the contact with my college roommate.

  ✓ I lost contact with my college roommate.

  Do not use the definite article "the" before "contact" in this idiomatic phrase.

• ✗ We lost contact since five years.

  ✓ We lost contact five years ago.

  Use "ago" to indicate a specific point in the past when the contact stopped, or use "haven't been in contact for five years" to show duration.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I really hope we don't ___ when you move to another country.

  💡 Stop communicating over time.

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  lose contact

• After we changed departments at work, we slowly started to ___.

  💡 Drift apart and stop talking.

  Show answer

  lose contact