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touched on

touched on is the simple past and past participle 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

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What is touched on the simple past and past participle of?
Touched on is the simple past and past participle of touch on.

Words near touched on in the dictionary

  1. touched home
  2. touched in
  3. touched in the haid
  4. touched in the head
  5. touched off
  6. touched on
  7. touched one's forelock
  8. touched oneself
  9. touched some grass
  10. touched someone's hem
  11. touched someone's robe

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