touch on

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuhch on, awn]
- /tʌtʃ ɒn, ɔn/
- /tʌtʃ ɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhch on, awn]
- /tʌtʃ ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of touch on words

verb with object touch on to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously. 1
verb with object touch on to come into contact with and perceive (something), as the hand or the like does. 1
verb with object touch on to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held) into contact with something: She touched a match to the papers. 1
verb with object touch on to give a slight tap or pat to with the hand, finger, etc.; strike or hit gently or lightly. 1
verb with object touch on to come into or be in contact with. 1
verb with object touch on Geometry. (of a line or surface) to be tangent to. 1

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Origin of touch on

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (v.) Middle English to(u)chen < Old French tochier < Vulgar Latin *toccāre to knock, strike, touch, of expressive orig.; (noun) partly continuing Middle English touche state or act of touching < Old French, derivative of tochier, partly derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Touch on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Touch on

touch on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for touch on

verb touch on

add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
broach — When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
bring up — When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
cued — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
cuing — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.

All 13 Synonyms of touch on