touch on
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touch on
verb touches on · touching on · touched on · touch upon
- To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss. We touched on the subject of wages, but we didn't reach a conclusion.
- 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.
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verb mention briefly
| Español | tocar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 簡要提及 /简要提及 jiǎnyào tíjí, 粗略討論 /粗略讨论 cūlüè tǎolùn, 輕描淡寫 /轻描淡写 qīngmiáodànxiě |
| Français | effleurer, évoquer |
| Deutsch | anreißen |
verb come or go for a short time
| 中文 | 短暫來訪 /短暂来访 duǎnzàn láifǎng, 短時間到訪 /短时间到访 duǎn shíjiān dàofǎng, 順路拜訪 /顺路拜访 shùnlù bàifǎng |
|---|---|
| Français | passer |
Talk about this word "touch on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/touch%20on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. touch on. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/touch%20on "touch on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/touch%20on.
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@misc{touch_on_2026,
title = {touch on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/touch%20on},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
