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In his speech he was only able to touch on a few aspects of the problem.
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The central issue of the debate was hardly touched on in his speech.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
touch on 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
touch — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
touch — touch1 W2S2 [tʌtʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feel)¦ 2¦(no space between)¦ 3 touch something to something 4¦(affect somebody s feelings)¦ 5¦(have an effect)¦ 6¦(use)¦ 7 not touch something 8 not touch somebody/something 9¦(deal with somebody/something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
touch — [[t]tʌ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ touches, touching, touched 1) VERB If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it. [V n] Her tiny hands gently touched my face... [V n] Don t touch that dial... [V … English dictionary
touch — touch1 [ tʌtʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 put body part on someone/something ▸ 2 have no space between ▸ 3 affect emotions ▸ 4 change/influence someone/something ▸ 5 eat/drink something ▸ 6 use something ▸ 7 work on something ▸ 8 deal with someone/something ▸ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
touch */*/*/ — 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 … English dictionary
touch on/upon — 1 many television programmes have touched on the subject: REFER TO, mention, comment on, remark on, bring up, raise, broach, allude to; cover, deal with. 2 a self confident manner touching on the arrogant: COME CLOSE TO … Useful english dictionary
touch — 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 … English dictionary for students
touch 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… … English dictionary
touch — 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
