Meaning

25 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

    Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

    Berührung

    прикоснове́ниеprikosnovénije, каса́ниеkasánije

    до́тикdótyk, доторка́нняdotorkánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.

    With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk.

    Berührung, Tasten

    осяза́ниеosjazánije

    до́тикdótyk

    the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)

  3. (countable, uncountable)The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.

    He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

    a heavy touch, or a light touch

  5. (countable, uncountable)A distinguishing feature or characteristic.

    Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer.

    Touch

    штрихštrix, отте́нокotténok

    a distinguishing style

  6. (countable, uncountable)A little bit; a small amount.

    Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.

    I'd like to see a touch more enthusiasm in the project.

    Spur

    следsled

  7. (countable, uncountable)The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.

    He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch.

  8. (uncountable)A relationship of close communication or understanding.

    He promised to keep in touch while he was away.

    lose touch

    обще́ниеobščénije, конта́ктkontákt

  9. (countable, uncountable)The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.

    I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch.

    стильstilʹ, мане́раmanéra, штрихštrix

  10. (countable, uncountable)A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

  11. (countable, uncountable)The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.

  12. (countable, uncountable)The children's game of tag.

Examples

2093 sentences

  1. I hope we stay in touch.

    Сподіваюся, ми залишатимемося на зв'язку. — deniko

    deIch hoffe, wir bleiben in Verbindung. — Yorwba

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  2. I am in touch with him.

    Я тримаю з ним зв'язок. — aandrusiak

    deIch habe mit ihm Kontakt. — Tamy

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  3. 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

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  4. Tom felt someone touch his arm.

    Том відчув, як хтось доторкнувся до його руки. — deniko

    ruТом почувствовал, как кто-то коснулся его руки. — marafon

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  5. I'll get in touch with you.

    Я з вами зв'яжуся. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ с вами свяжусь. — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of touching:
Русский
By meaning 6
act of touching:
sense of perception by physical contact:
distinguishing feature:
small amount:
close communication:
style or technique:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
act of touching:
sense of perception by physical contact:
distinguishing feature:
small amount:

Origin

From Middle English touchen, tochen, from Old French tochier (“to touch”) (whence Modern F

From 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

plural: touches
Singulartouch
Pluraltouches

regular

Synonyms

164 synonyms
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Close in meaning
  • the act of putting two things together with no space between them:touching
  • a distinguishing style:signature
  • the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands):sense of touchskin sensestouch modalitycutaneous senses
  • the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin:touch sensationtactual sensationtactile sensationfeeling
  • a suggestion of some quality:traceghost
  • the event of something coming in contact with the body:touching

Word family

56 related words
Derivedforetouchmistouchaftertoucha touchcommon touchfinishing touchfirst touchgolden touchhigh touchhigh-touchhuman touchin touchlose touchmagic touchmulti-touchnear touchone-touchpretouchroyal touchsoft touchtherapeutic touchtoe touchtouch assisttouch-dry

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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