maintain contact

Meaning

This formal expression means to keep communicating with someone over a period of time. It is commonly used in professional contexts, long-distance relationships, or official updates.

Examples

• It is important to maintain contact with former colleagues for networking.

  It is important to maintain contact with former colleagues for networking.

• Despite living in different countries, they managed to maintain contact.

  Despite living in different countries, they managed to maintain contact.

• The school aims to maintain close contact with parents throughout the year.

  The school aims to maintain close contact with parents throughout the year.

• We must maintain contact with our key clients during the transition.

  We must maintain contact with our key clients during the transition.

• She struggled to maintain contact with her high school friends after moving.

  She struggled to maintain contact with her high school friends after moving.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to keep the contact with you.

  ✓ I want to maintain contact with you.

  Adding the article 'the' before 'contact' is incorrect. The collocation is simply 'maintain contact' or 'keep contact'.

• ✗ We maintained contact to our old neighbors.

  ✓ We maintained contact with our old neighbors.

  The correct preposition to use after 'maintain contact' is 'with', not 'to'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We use social media to ___ with family abroad.

  💡 Keep communicating regularly (formal).

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  maintain contact

• The agency will ___ with you regarding your application.

  💡 Keep in touch (formal).

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  maintain contact