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(transitive, idiomatic) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss. / (transitive, idiomatic) To come or go to for a short time.

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touch on

Source Word

touch on

idiomatic transitive

Japanese Meaning

軽く触れる、簡単に言及する：ある話題に対して詳細には掘り下げず、ざっと述べること。 / 一時的に触れる、短時間、立ち寄る：その場所や話題にわずかな時間だけ関わること。

In the meeting, we'll touch on the budget constraints for a few minutes before moving on.

会議では、次に進む前に数分だけ予算の制約に軽く触れます。

Sense（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.

We touched on the subject of wages, but we didn't reach a conclusion.

Sense（2）

(transitive, idiomatic) To come or go to for a short time.

touches on

（ present singular third-person ）

touching on

（ participle present ）

touched on

（ participle past ）

touched on

（ past ）