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touch

touch
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tuhch]
    • /tʌtʃ/
    • /tʌtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhch]
    • /tʌtʃ/

Definitions of touch word

  • verb with object touch to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously. 1
  • verb with object touch to come into contact with and perceive (something), as the hand or the like does. 1
  • verb with object touch to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held) into contact with something: She touched a match to the papers. 1
  • verb with object touch to give a slight tap or pat to with the hand, finger, etc.; strike or hit gently or lightly. 1
  • verb with object touch to come into or be in contact with. 1
  • verb with object touch Geometry. (of a line or surface) to be tangent to. 1

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Origin of touch

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English to(u)chen < Old French tochier < Vulgar Latin *toccāre to knock, strike, touch, of expressive orig.; (noun) partly continuing Middle English touche state or act of touching < Old French, derivative of tochier, partly derivative of the v.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Touch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

touch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

touch usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for touch

verb touch

  • adjoin — If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other.
  • affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
  • agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
  • allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
  • amaze — If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.

noun touch

  • artistry — Artistry is the creative skill of an artist, writer, actor, or musician.
  • breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
  • canape — Canapés are small pieces of biscuit or toast with food such as meat, cheese, or pâté on top. They are often served with drinks at parties.
  • chroma — the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present
  • coloration — The coloration of an animal or a plant is the colours and patterns on it.

adj touch

  • liverish — resembling liver, especially in color.

adjective touch

  • mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.

Antonyms for touch

verb touch

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.

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