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touches base

touches base is the third-person singular simple present indicative of touch base.

Meaning of touch base

Verb

touch base (third-person singular simple present touches base, present participle touching base, simple past and past participle touched base)

  1. (literally) To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
  2. (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.

Questions about touches base

What is touches base the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Touches base is the third-person singular simple present indicative of touch base.

Words near touches base in the dictionary

  1. toucherism
  2. touchers
  3. touches
  4. touches a nerve
  5. touches and goes
  6. touches base
  7. touches bottom
  8. touches cloth
  9. touches down
  10. touches grass
  11. touches home

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