"touch upon" meaning in English

See touch upon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: touches upon [present, singular, third-person], touching upon [participle, present], touched upon [participle, past], touched upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} touch upon (third-person singular simple present touches upon, present participle touching upon, simple past and past participle touched upon)
  1. Alternative form of touch on Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: touch on
    Sense id: en-touch_upon-en-verb-H7WODMnZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (upon)

Inflected forms

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