Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retouch
Participle: retouched
Gerund: retouching
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retouch |
| you | retouch |
| he;she;it | retouches |
| we | retouch |
| you | retouch |
| they | retouch |
Perfect
| I | have retouched |
| you | have retouched |
| he;she;it | has retouched |
| we | have retouched |
| you | have retouched |
| they | have retouched |
Past
| I | retouched |
| you | retouched |
| he;she;it | retouched |
| we | retouched |
| you | retouched |
| they | retouched |
Pluperfect
| I | had retouched |
| you | had retouched |
| he;she;it | had retouched |
| we | had retouched |
| you | had retouched |
| they | had retouched |
Future
| I | will retouch |
| you | will retouch |
| he;she;it | will retouch |
| we | will retouch |
| you | will retouch |
| they | will retouch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retouched |
| you | will have retouched |
| he;she;it | will have retouched |
| we | will have retouched |
| you | will have retouched |
| they | will have retouched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retouch |
| you | retouch |
| he;she;it | retouch |
| we | retouch |
| you | retouch |
| they | retouch |
Perfect
| I | have retouched |
| you | have retouched |
| he;she;it | have retouched |
| we | have retouched |
| you | have retouched |
| they | have retouched |
Imperfect
| I | retouched |
| you | retouched |
| he;she;it | retouched |
| we | retouched |
| you | retouched |
| they | retouched |
Pluperfect
| I | had retouched |
| you | had retouched |
| he;she;it | had retouched |
| we | had retouched |
| you | had retouched |
| they | had retouched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retouch |
| you | would retouch |
| he;she;it | would retouch |
| we | would retouch |
| you | would retouch |
| they | would retouch |
Perfect
| I | would have retouched |
| you | would have retouched |
| he;she;it | would have retouched |
| we | would have retouched |
| you | would have retouched |
| they | would have retouched |
Imperative
| you | retouch |
| we | Let's retouch |
| you | retouch |
Verbs conjugated like 'retouch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'retouch'
betouch,
recouch,
debouch,
retch,
reteach,
retooth,
retuck,
touch,
untouch,
avouch,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1650, from Fr. retoucher (13c.) "to touch again" (with a view to improving)," from re- "again" + toucher (see touch).
2. From French retoucher.
Verbs referencing "retouch"
Ido retushar.
Sample Sentences
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For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand;
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Retouch your figures with his ripening hand;
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Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint;
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Add every grace, which time alone can grant;
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To future ages ſhall your fame convey,
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And give more beauties than he takes away. [a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “Epistle the Fourteenth. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, Principal Painter to His Majesty.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume II, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 201:]