Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.

    We touched on the subject of wages, but we didn't reach a conclusion.

    anreißen

    refer to or discuss briefly

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To come or go to for a short time.

Examples

60 sentences
  1. Tom touched me on the cheek.

    Том торкнувся моєї щоки.

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  2. He touched her on the shoulder.

    ruОн тронул её за плечо.

    deEr fasste ihr auf die Schulter.

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  3. She touched him on the shoulder.

    ruОна тронула его за плечо.

    deSie berührte ihn an der Schulter.

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  4. Tom touched Mary on the shoulder.

    ruТом коснулся плеча Мэри.

    deTom fasste Maria auf die Schulter.

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  5. I felt myself touched on the shoulder.

    ruЯ почувствовал, как кто-то прикоснулся к моему плечу.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mention briefly:

Forms

touches on, touching on, touched on, touched on
Base formtouch on · to touch on
3rd person singulartouches on
Present participletouching on
Past simpletouched on
Past participletouched on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytouch on
he, she, ittouches on

Past simpleLesson

all personstouched on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave touched on
he, she, ithas touched on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill touch on

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

18 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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