English dictionary
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English verb: touch on | |||
| 1. | touch on (communication) refer to or discuss briefly | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer | ||
| 2. | touch on (stative) be relevant to | ||
| Samples | There were lots of questions referring to her talk. My remark pertained to your earlier comments. | ||
| Synonyms | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affect, apply, center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, go for, hold, interest, involve, matter to, regard, revolve about, revolve around | ||
| Verb group | advert, allude, touch | ||
| 3. | touch on (change) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | ||
| Samples | She repaired her TV set. Repair my shoes please. | ||
| Synonyms | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cobble, darn, fiddle, fill, heel, patch, patch, patch up, piece, point, reheel, repoint, resole, revamp, sole, tinker, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, vamp | ||
| Antonyms | bust, break | ||
| 4. | touch on (change) have an effect upon | ||
| Samples | Will the new rules affect me?. | ||
| Synonyms | affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act upon, bother, color, colour, discommode, disoblige, distort, endanger, excite, expose, hit, hydrolise, hydrolize, incommode, inconvenience, influence, peril, process, put out, queer, redound, repercuss, scupper, slam-dunk, stimulate, strike, strike a blow, subject, tell on, tinge, treat, trouble, work | ||
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