to touch
- verb
- /tʌtʃ/
- Some fit a broader cross-section of disciplines that touch upon the same area of investigation.
- touch someone's hand
- reach out and touch
- touch my finger
Get out of here, don't touch me, OK?
- Get out of here, don't touch me, OK?
- Don't touch me, don't touch me, close your mouth.
- And he goes, did you touch an alligator?
- Let's show them he can touch his nose with his tongue.
- I have seen how many bare naked hands touch all these garments.
- Now, if you didn't touch it, it might look OK from afar.
- Soap bubble and you touch it and it just goes.
Examples
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It seems like everything you touch, it lasts.
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But when I would touch my muscles, they felt soft.
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Sometimes you have to walk up and touch them to pull them out.
Academic text (2015) -
After this, the teacher can let the students see and touch the actual part.
Academic text (2011) -
The first five things she touches I will buy for her.
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Call for using sight, hearing, and touch; teach in small increments; help students improve their spelling.
Academic text (2008) -
Her desk screen lit, and she touched keys to summon up the file she needed.
Fiction book (1990) -
She reached out to touch the smooth surface of the glass.
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When you touch a pet, it can be comforting for both you and the animal.
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Please do not touch the painting, as it is very delicate.
Synonyms
To touch or hit something lightly to get attention
To touch something lightly while passing by
To touch someone or something gently to show love
To touch someone or something directly
Next to and touching another place, like a house next to a park
To touch something with your fingers in a careful or curious way
To touch something lightly while passing by
To touch or hold something with your hands
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make someone feel upset or defensive by mentioning a sensitive subject
- Archaic
To tell viewers or listeners to keep watching and not change the channel during a break in the show
- Archaic
Tell someone not to change the radio or television channel before a show returns
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
- Slur
A rude slang way to say someone shows small signs of autism and may offend people
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A version of American football where players touch the player with the ball to stop them instead of tackling
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
- Specialized
A plant with seed pods that burst when you touch them and release seeds
- Australian
Touch football where another player touches someone twice to tackle them
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
- Jargon
A football exercise where each player may touch the ball only twice before passing
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Touch comes from the old French verb toucher, meaning 'to feel with the hand' or 'to strike', so to touch something is to make physical contact with it.