touch on/upon something phrasal verb (see also touch)
to mention a particular subject when talking or writing:
The report touches on the relationship between poverty and poor health.
These issues were touched on in Chapter 2.

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mention to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details:
Kate had mentioned his name a few times, but I had not met him before.
Jack mentioned that you might be looking for a new job.
refer to somebody/something to say something about someone or something in a conversation, speech, or piece of writing:
He had earlier referred to difficulties in gathering evidence.
It was not clear which case he was referring to.
touch on something to briefly mention a subject during a speech, lesson, piece of writing etc:
This problem has already been touched on in Chapter 4.
bring something up to start to talk about a particular subject during a conversation or meeting:
I didn’t want to bring up the subject of money.
I knew you’d bring that up!
raise to mention a subject that people should start to discuss or think about. Raise is more formal than bring something up:
He promised to raise the issue with the Prime Minister.
They raised a number of points.
broach to mention a subject that may be embarrassing or upsetting, or that may cause an argument:
I was reluctant to broach the subject of payment.
cite formal to mention something as an example or proof of something else, or as a reason for something:
Hong Kong is often cited as an example of this kind of economic system.
allude to something formal to mention something in a way that is deliberately not direct:
Many of the ancient Greek poets allude to this myth.
make no mention of something
Nelson made no mention of his family; he talked only of his work.
get/receive a mention
This type of research rarely gets a mention in the media.
deserve/merit a mention
The village was large enough to merit a mention in the 11th century Domesday Book.
a brief mention
Dillon makes only a brief mention of the idea in his book.
special/particular mention
Mrs. McMillan deserves particular mention for all her hard work.
a passing mention (=a brief mention when other things seem more important)
There was only a passing mention of the event in the paper.
be worthy of mention (=deserve to be talked about)
This book is particularly worthy of mention for the clarity of its writing.
the mere mention of something (=the fact of saying something that seems unimportant)
The mere mention of his name caused her to burst into tears.

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touch on
touch on (something)
1.
to speak briefly about something.
During the interview, we only touched on how much I would be paid.

2.
to be connected to.
Although his book is about an event of many years ago, it touches on similar events of today.

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touch on something
touch on (something)
1.
to speak briefly about something.
During the interview, we only touched on how much I would be paid.

2.
to be connected to.
Although his book is about an event of many years ago, it touches on similar events of today.

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touch on
• touch on/upon (something)
to speak or write briefly about something
The news article about the company touched on their previous legal problems.

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touch on something
• touch on/upon (something)
to speak or write briefly about something
The news article about the company touched on their previous legal problems.

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touch on
v. To speak of or write of briefly.
The speaker touched on several other subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic.
Antonym: DWELL ON.

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