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touch upon

touch upon is the alternative form of touch on.

Meaning of touch on

Verb

touch on (third-person singular simple present touches on, present participle touching on, simple past and past participle touched on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
    • We touched on the subject of wages, but we didn't reach a conclusion.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) 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.1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Forms of touch upon

third-person singular presenttouches upon
present participletouching upon
past participletouched upon
pasttouched upon

Questions about touch upon

What is touch upon the alternative form of?
Touch upon is the alternative form of touch on.

Words near touch upon in the dictionary

  1. touch tour
  2. touch tours
  3. touch typewriting
  4. touch typing
  5. touch up
  6. touch upon
  7. touch wood
  8. touch'd
  9. touch-and-go
  10. touch-and-go landing
  11. touch-and-go landings

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