touched

Meanings

• Verb

  To come into contact with something or someone.

  - "I touched the hot stove and burned my hand."
  - "He touched the painting to feel the texture."

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Pronunciation

1. /tʌt͡ʃt/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1648321"

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Synonyms

affected , emotional , moved , retarded , touched in the head

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with touched
hiccups , cups , sups

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Homophones

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1. Touched (fr) : Sensitive, moved, impressed
   

2. Touché () : A victory in fencing, achieved by scoring a point just as an opponent finishes attacking.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of touched that leads to same result
touched , touch , touch base , touchable , touched base , toucher , touchers , touches , touches base , touching , touching base , base , baseless , bases , cover all the bases , cover every base , covered all the bases , covered every base , covering all the bases , covering every base , covers all the bases , covers every base , had all her bases covered , had all his bases covered , had all its bases covered , had all my bases covered , had all one's bases covered , had all our bases covered , had all their bases covered , had all your bases covered , had her bases covered , had his bases covered , had its bases covered , had my bases covered , had one's bases covered , had our bases covered , had their bases covered , had your bases covered , has all her bases covered , has all his bases covered , has all its bases covered , has all one's bases covered , has her bases covered , has his bases covered , has its bases covered , has one's bases covered , have all my bases covered , have all one's bases covered , have all our bases covered , have all their bases covered , have all your bases covered , have my bases covered , have one's bases covered , have our bases covered , have their bases covered , have your bases covered , having all her bases covered , having all his bases covered , having all its bases covered , having all my bases covered , having all our bases covered , having all their bases covered , having all your bases covered , having her bases covered , having his bases covered , having its bases covered , having my bases covered , having our bases covered , having their bases covered , having your bases covered , off base , touch all the bases , touch every base , touched all the bases , touched every base , touches all the bases , touches every base , touching all the bases , touching every base , touch down , touched down , touches down , touching down , touch off , touched off , touches off , touching off , touch up , touched up , touches up , touching up

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Forms

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past tense: touched, past participle: touched, gerund: touching

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Etymology

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The Old English word 'tochan' meant 'to touch'. The word 'touch' comes from the Proto-Germanic root 'toug' meaning 'to press, to touch'.

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Trivia

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1. The sense of touch is the second most complex sense, with over 3,000 different sensory receptors in the skin.

2. The average person touches their face around 16 times per hour.

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Related Concepts

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1. Haptic feedback: A type of feedback that is perceived through touch, often used in technology and virtual reality to simulate the sensation of touch.

2. Tactile sensitivity: The ability to perceive and respond to touch, important for activities such as exploring one's environment and interacting with objects.

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Culture

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In literature, the sense of touch is often used to convey emotions and build sensory imagery. For example, in 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck, the character Lennie's inability to control his touch causes him to accidentally kill a mouse, leading to disastrous consequences.

How to Memorize "touched"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine touching different objects, such as a cold metal surface, a soft blanket, or a warm hand.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'touched' with the feeling of sensation, like a sensation map on the body.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'To Touch Is To Understand' to help remember the meaning of 'touched'.

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