lose touch

Meaning

This expression means to stop communicating with someone, usually because you move away, change jobs, or simply become too busy. It describes a gradual process rather than a sudden argument. It is commonly used with the preposition 'with'.

Examples

• I lost touch with most of my high school friends after we graduated.

  I lost touch with most of my high school friends after we graduated.

• It's so easy to lose touch when you move to a different country.

  It's so easy to lose touch when you move to a different country.

• We promised to call each other every week, but we eventually lost touch.

  We promised to call each other every week, but we eventually lost touch.

• I don't want us to lose touch after this project ends.

  I don't want us to lose touch after this project ends.

• Have you kept in contact with Sarah, or did you two lose touch?

  Have you kept in contact with Sarah, or did you two lose touch?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I lost the touch with my college roommate.

  ✓ I lost touch with my college roommate.

  Do not use the definite article 'the' in this expression. It is 'lose touch', not 'lose the touch'.

• ✗ We lost touch since ten years.

  ✓ We lost touch ten years ago.

  Use 'ago' to mark a specific point in the past when the contact stopped, or 'for ten years' to show the duration of having no contact.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I don't want to ___ with you, so let's exchange phone numbers.

  💡 Stop communicating

  Show answer

  lose touch

• After she changed jobs, she slowly ___ with her old colleagues.

  💡 Past tense of lose touch

  Show answer

  lost touch