touch

verb
tŭch

Primarily physical senses.

Other meanings

To physical with; to the hand, finger or other of the body into contact with.
To into (involuntary) contact with; to or .

Related words

betouch
heart-touching
touching ball
not touch with a barge pole
not touch with a ten-foot pole
touch-me-not-ish
foretouch
touch a nerve
within touching distance
touch base
touch bottom
touch down

Example sentences

“We'll be in touch with you soon.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Cookie likes to touch noses with me.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“A gentle touch can show more care than words.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old French "tochier" (to touch).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “touch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.