touch
Primarily physical sensesPrimarily physical senses.: To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
» I hope we stay in touch.
Ich hoffe, wir bleiben in Verbindung.
Сподіваюся, ми залишатимемося на зв'язку.
Meaning
36 sensesPrimarily physical senses.
(transitive)To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
I touched his face softly.
anfassen, angreifen, berühren
тро́гатьtrógatʹ, тро́нутьtrónutʹ, дотра́гиватьсяdotrágivatʹsja
доторка́тисяdotorkátysja, доторкну́тисяdotorknútysja, торка́тиtorkáty
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
(transitive)To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
(intransitive)To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.
cause to be in brief contact with
(intransitive)To make physical contact with a thing.
Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?
(transitive)To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
If you touch her, I'll kill you.
(transitive)To make intimate physical contact with a person.
The man was arrested for touching a girl without her consent.
(intransitive, rare, reflexive, transitive)To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
Her parents had caught her touching herself when she was fifteen.
To have sexual intercourse with
Tell me the truth, did you touch her?
have an effect upon
(transitive)To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
He quickly touched his knee to the worn marble.
The demonstrator nearly touched the rod on the ball.
(transitive)To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it.
(transitive)To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch.
consume
(intransitive)Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
Examples
2093 sentencesI hope we stay in touch.
Сподіваюся, ми залишатимемося на зв'язку. — deniko
deIch hoffe, wir bleiben in Verbindung. — Yorwba
I am in touch with him.
Я тримаю з ним зв'язок. — aandrusiak
deIch habe mit ihm Kontakt. — Tamy
She felt someone touch her back.
Вона відчула, як хтось доторкнувся до її спини. — deniko
ruОна почувствовала, как кто-то дотронулся до её спины. — marafon
Tom felt someone touch his arm.
Том відчув, як хтось доторкнувся до його руки. — deniko
ruТом почувствовал, как кто-то коснулся его руки. — marafon
I'll get in touch with you.
Я з вами зв'яжуся. — aandrusiak
ruЯ с вами свяжусь. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English touchen, tochen, from Old French tochier (“to touch”) (whence Modern FFrom Middle English touchen, tochen, from Old French tochier (“to touch”) (whence Modern French toucher; compare French doublet toquer (“to offend, bother, harass”)), from Vulgar Latin *tuccō (“to knock, strike, offend”), from Frankish *tukkōn (“to knock, strike, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *tukkōną (“to tug, grab, grasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull, lead”). Largely displaced native Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan (whence Modern English rine). Doublet of tuck.
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Forms
touches, touching, touched, touchedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- touch upпестити, гладитиTo make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.
- touch onдорівнювати, отямитисяTo mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
- touch offTo start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
- touch outTo conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
- touch inTo initiate an electronic ticketing process at the start of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
- touch downTo land an aircraft or spacecraft.
Synonyms
62 synonymsWord family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- in touch with
- get in touch
- keep in touch
- touching touching
- touch the ceiling
- stay in touch
- touch anything
- be in touch
- touch his toes
- a touch of
- out of touch
- touch with your