Kilo Lingo

touch

/tʌtʃ/

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Translation

To put your hand or another part of your body on something.

Word origin

From Old French touchier, meaning to touch or to strike.

Origin
Old French
Root
touchier

Grammar

Verb typeregular (touch, touches, touched, touched)

Examples

Please pan.

"Touch" means to put your hand on something.

soft cat gently.

"Touches" is the form used with he, she, or it.

finger.

"Touched" is the past form of "touch".

When you touch something, you put your hand or skin on it so you can feel it. We touch things to learn if they are soft, hard, hot, or cold.

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This word is part of lesson 7.