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動詞

lose touch (三人称単数 現在形 loses touch, 現在分詞 losing touch, 過去形および過去分詞形 lost touch)

1. (idiomatic) To lose contact (with).

   Friends that I had lost touch with years ago suddenly found me again.

   At times, people with psychotic disorders lose touch with reality.

2. (idiomatic, Britain) Alternative form of lose one's touch.
   • 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:

     Francis Urquhart: I think Lord Billsborough is starting to lose touch a bit.
     Tim Stamper: Shame. Used to be a hell of an operator in his day.

使用する際の注意点

When the verb is applied to an item with which one has lost contact, the item is usually accompanied by the preposition "with".

参考

• in touch
• out of touch
• touch base