touch on en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
We touched on the subject of wages, but we didn't reach a conclusion.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To come or go to for a short time.
I made a little voyage round the lake, and touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts.
1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| touches on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| touch upon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| touched on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| touched on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| touching on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
fr effleurer (mention briefly) · de anreißen (mention briefly) · fi sivuta (mention briefly) · fr passer (come or go for a short time) · es tocar (mention briefly) · tr değinmek (mention briefly) · id singgung (mention briefly) · hy անդրադառնալ (mention briefly) · cmn 簡要提及 /简要提及 (mention briefly) · cmn 短暫來訪 /短暂来访 (come or go for a short time) · fr évoquer (mention briefly) · cmn 輕描淡寫 /轻描淡写 (mention briefly) · tr söz etmek (mention briefly) · fi pistäytyä (come or go for a short time) · cmn 粗略討論 /粗略讨论 (mention briefly) · cmn 順路拜訪 /顺路拜访 (come or go for a short time) · tr yer vermek (mention briefly) · hy շոշափել (mention briefly) · cmn 短時間到訪 /短时间到访 (come or go for a short time)