touch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of touch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to touch upon sth
Participle: touched upon sth
Gerund: touching upon sth

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of touch

Indicative

Present

Itouch upon sth
youtouch upon sth
he;she;ittouches upon sth
wetouch upon sth
youtouch upon sth
theytouch upon sth

Perfect

Ihave touched upon sth
youhave touched upon sth
he;she;ithas touched upon sth
wehave touched upon sth
youhave touched upon sth
theyhave touched upon sth

Past

Itouched upon sth
youtouched upon sth
he;she;ittouched upon sth
wetouched upon sth
youtouched upon sth
theytouched upon sth

Pluperfect

Ihad touched upon sth
youhad touched upon sth
he;she;ithad touched upon sth
wehad touched upon sth
youhad touched upon sth
theyhad touched upon sth

Future

Iwill touch upon sth
youwill touch upon sth
he;she;itwill touch upon sth
wewill touch upon sth
youwill touch upon sth
theywill touch upon sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have touched upon sth
youwill have touched upon sth
he;she;itwill have touched upon sth
wewill have touched upon sth
youwill have touched upon sth
theywill have touched upon sth

Subjunctive

Present

Itouch upon sth
youtouch upon sth
he;she;ittouch upon sth
wetouch upon sth
youtouch upon sth
theytouch upon sth

Perfect

Ihave touched upon sth
youhave touched upon sth
he;she;ithave touched upon sth
wehave touched upon sth
youhave touched upon sth
theyhave touched upon sth

Imperfect

Itouched upon sth
youtouched upon sth
he;she;ittouched upon sth
wetouched upon sth
youtouched upon sth
theytouched upon sth

Pluperfect

Ihad touched upon sth
youhad touched upon sth
he;she;ithad touched upon sth
wehad touched upon sth
youhad touched upon sth
theyhad touched upon sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould touch upon sth
youwould touch upon sth
he;she;itwould touch upon sth
wewould touch upon sth
youwould touch upon sth
theywould touch upon sth

Perfect

Iwould have touched upon sth
youwould have touched upon sth
he;she;itwould have touched upon sth
wewould have touched upon sth
youwould have touched upon sth
theywould have touched upon sth

Imperative

youtouch upon sth
weLet's touch upon sth
youtouch upon sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam touching upon sth
youare touching upon sth
he;she;itis touching upon sth
weare touching upon sth
youare touching upon sth
theyare touching upon sth

Perfect

Ihave been touching upon sth
youhave been touching upon sth
he;she;ithas been touching upon sth
wehave been touching upon sth
youhave been touching upon sth
theyhave been touching upon sth

Past

Iwas touching upon sth
youwere touching upon sth
he;she;itwas touching upon sth
wewere touching upon sth
youwere touching upon sth
theywere touching upon sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been touching upon sth
youhad been touching upon sth
he;she;ithad been touching upon sth
wehad been touching upon sth
youhad been touching upon sth
theyhad been touching upon sth

Future

Iwill be touching upon sth
youwill be touching upon sth
he;she;itwill be touching upon sth
wewill be touching upon sth
youwill be touching upon sth
theywill be touching upon sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been touching upon sth
youwill have been touching upon sth
he;she;itwill have been touching upon sth
wewill have been touching upon sth
youwill have been touching upon sth
theywill have been touching upon sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be touching upon sth
youwould be touching upon sth
he;she;itwould be touching upon sth
wewould be touching upon sth
youwould be touching upon sth
theywould be touching upon sth

Perfect

Iwould have been touching upon sth
youwould have been touching upon sth
he;she;itwould have been touching upon sth
wewould have been touching upon sth
youwould have been touching upon sth
theywould have been touching upon sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'touch'

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 'touch'

couch, mouch, pouch, torch, tough, vouch, avouch, betouch, botch, bouche,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to speak of something in a brief or cursory manner; to make a short reference to something
bring up, mention, reference, toss up, touch on
to take into the body, as for digestion
consume, get outside, ingest, partake, put away
to perceive by touch; to detect tactile sensations
feel, grope, handle
to have to do with; be relevant to
affect, bear on, bear upon, concern, impact, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate
feel
palpate, rub, stroke, pat, pet, handle, nudge, manipulate
meet
attain, reach, encounter
impress
affect, move, strike, stir, soften

Antonyms

meet
depart, separate, diverge, scatter

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1290 (implied in touching), from O.Fr. touchier "to touch, hit, knock" (11c.), from V.L. *toccare "to knock, strike" as a bell (cf. Sp. tocar, It. toccare), perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to get or borrow money" first recorded 1760. Touched "stirred emotionally" is from 1340; touching "affecting the emotions" is from 1601. Touch and go (adj.) is recorded from 1812, apparently from the name of a tag-like game, first recorded 1655. Touch football is first attested 1933. Touch-me-not (1597) translates L. noli-me-tangere.
2. From Middle English touchen, tochen, from Old French tochier (“to touch”) (whence Modern French toucher; compare French doublet toquer (“to offend, bother, harass”)), from Vulgar Latin *tuccō (“to knock, strike, offend”), from Frankish *tukkōn (“to knock, strike, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *tukkōną (“to tug, grab, grasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull, lead”). Largely displaced native Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan (whence Modern English rine). Doublet of tuck.
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Old High German zochhōn, zuhhōn (“to grasp, take, seize, snatch”) (whence German zucken (“to jerk, flinch”)), German Low German tucken, tocken (“to fidget, twitch, pull up, entice, throb, knock, repeatedly tap”), Middle Dutch tocken, tucken (“to touch, entice”) (whence Dutch tokkelen (“to strum, pluck”)), Old English tucian, tūcian (“to disturb, mistreat”) (whence Modern English tuck). Compare also Old High German tokkōn, tockōn (“to abut, collide”). More at tuck.
5. Via Proto-Indo-European *dewk- cognate with English tie, tow, tug, team, Latin dūcō, dux. See: Middle English 'touchen', Old French 'tochier', French 'toucher', Proto-Germanic '*tukkōną', German, old spelling 'zucken', Dutch 'tokkelen', Old English 'tucian'.

Verbs referencing "touch"

Belize Creole toch.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] to see her write again, the teacher who sat beside her, bade her, in their language, sign her name upon a slip of paper, twice or thrice. In doing so, I observed that she kept her left hand always touching, and following up, her right, in which, of course, she held the pen. No line was indicated by any contrivance, but she wrote straight and freely. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] was beautiful to witness. It elicited from her at first, as other slight circumstances did twice or thrice during my visit, an uncouth noise which was rather painful to hear. But of her teacher touching her lips, she immediately desisted, and embraced her laughingly and affectionately. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] talk like a fool ! Really, it will be something pretty awkward for me, if she is. Haley saw that I hesitated about selling this child, and he'll think I connived at it, to get him out of the way. It touches my honor ! ” And Mr. Shelby left the room hastily. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] their station, which, indeed, it scrupulously required of them; and secondly, by his cautioning them not to set up any monopoly in Paradise and its mercies. I never heard these two points so wisely touched (if indeed I have ever heard them touched at all ), by any preacher of that kind before. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of them; and secondly, by his cautioning them not to set up any monopoly in Paradise and its mercies. I never heard these two points so wisely touched (if indeed I have ever heard them touched at all ), by any preacher of that kind before. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf. Sam, with frantic ejaculations, made a dive at [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Mamma, ” said one of the boys, gently touching her arm, “ you going to give away _those_ things ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I say, now, ” said the drover, touching his elbow, “ there's differences in parsons, an't there ? ’ Cussed be Canaan ’ don't seem to go down with this ’ un, does it ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] which we were to spend three or four days, by any means a cheerful one; as it involved some uneasy speculations concerning the disposal of the passengers at night, and opened a wide field of inquiry touching the other domestic arrangements of the establishment, which was sufficiently disconcerting. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] I was at first in some uncertainty as to the best means of getting into it. But the shelf being a bottom one, I finally determined on lying upon the floor, rolling gently in, stopping immediately I touched the mattress, and remaining for the night with that side uppermost, whatever it might be. Luckily, I came upon my back at exactly the right moment. I was much alarmed on looking upward, to see, by [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • What would she say ? I saw her touching his bare arms with her fingers. (Jahaan Chaar Yaar)
  • " A lullaby, touching you with delight " " Your sari draped in bashful grace " (Magudam)
  • " Pearl-gem garland shining bright " " A lullaby, touching you with delight " (Magudam)