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touch upon — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms touch upon : present tense I/you/we/they touch upon he/she/it touches upon present participle touching upon past tense touched upon past participle touched upon same as touch on I have already touched upon… … English dictionary
touch upon — Synonyms and related words: address to, affect, allude to, answer to, appertain to, apply to, bear on, bear upon, belong to, blink, bring to attention, bring to notice, brush, brush by, call attention to, carefully ignore, cite, cold shoulder,… … Moby Thesaurus
touch upon — ► touch on (or upon) 1) deal briefly with (a subject). 2) come near to being. Main Entry: ↑touch … English terms dictionary
touch\ upon — • touch (up)on v To speak of or write of briefly. The speaker touched on several other subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic. Contrast: dwell on … Словарь американских идиом
touch upon — See touch on … New dictionary of synonyms
touch upon — See touch on … Thesaurus of popular words
touch upon — speak of or write of briefly The news article about the company touched upon their previous legal problems … Idioms and examples
touch upon something — ˈtouch on/upon sth derived to mention or deal with a subject in only a few words, without going into detail • In his speech he was only able to touch on a few aspects of the problem. • The central issue of the debate was hardly touched on in his… … Useful english dictionary
To touch upon — Touch Touch, v. i. 1. To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. [R.] [1913 Webster] Strong waters… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touch upon sth — UK US touch on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with touch({{}}/tʌtʃ/ verb [I or T] ► to mention a subject quickly when speaking or writing about another subject: »Before concluding, I would like to touch on the excellent work done by our interns … Financial and business terms
