touch on

1. Approach closely, verge on, as in This frenzy touched on clinical insanity . [Early 1800s]

2. Mention briefly or casually in passing, as in He barely touched on the subject of immigration . [First half of 1600s]

Idioms and Phrases

Also, touch upon .

Related Words

• acknowledge
• allude to
• bring up
• cite
• declare
• detail
• disclose
• discuss
• introduce
• name
• notice
• point out
• quote
• recount
• report
• reveal
• speak of
• specify
• suggest
• tell