# lose touch

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/lose-touch
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To lose contact (with).

## Examples

- We lost touch after we moved to different cities.
- Although we were best friends in college, we slowly lost touch as our careers took us in different directions.
- Despite their promise to remain close, the passage of time and the distance between them caused them to lose touch entirely.

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