touch base

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touch base

verb touches base · touching base · touched base · touch bases

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.

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verb to consult, visit or communicate

Deutsch	kurzschließen
Русский	консульти́роваться konsulʹtírovatʹsja, совеща́ться soveščátʹsja, обсужда́ть obsuždátʹ, перегова́ривать peregovárivatʹ

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@misc{touch_base_2026,
  title = {touch base},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/touch%20base},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}