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11touch 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 …
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13Touch — 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 pierce… …
14touch — ► VERB 1) come into or be in contact with. 2) come or bring into mutual contact. 3) bring one s hand or another part of one s body into contact with. 4) harm or interfere with. 5) use or consume. 6) have an effect on. 7) (often …
15touch on — touch upon his speech is sure to touch on the subject of school vouchers Syn: refer to, mention, comment on, speak on, remark on, bring up, raise, broach, allude to; cover, deal with …
16touch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. feel (see touch); contact; reach, equal, attain; pertain to, relate to; affect, move; tinge, imbue; slang, borrow from. See arrival, sensibility, relation, mixture, borrowing. touch up II …
17touch on — phrasal verb touch on or touch upon [transitive] Word forms touch on : present tense I/you/we/they touch on he/she/it touches on present participle touching on past tense touched on past participle touched on touch on something to mention… …
18touch — Synonyms and related words: ESP, Roman candle, ability, abut, access, adjoin, adroitness, affect, aid to navigation, alarm, alight, allegory, allude to, allusion, amber light, amount to, answer, answer to, appertain to, apply, apply to, apprehend …
19touch */*/*/ — I UK [tʌtʃ] / US verb Word forms touch : present tense I/you/we/they touch he/she/it touches present participle touching past tense touched past participle touched 1) [transitive] to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something Beth …
20touch — 1. verb 1) his shoes were touching the end of the bed Syn: be in contact with, come into contact with, meet, join, connect with, converge with, be contiguous with, be against 2) he touched her cheek Syn: press lightly, tap …