"Touches" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To come into contact with something or someone by physical means, often with a part of one's body or by an object.
Example: "She touched my hand."
To make physical contact with something or someone, often lightly.<br><br>Example: She touched his arm to get his attention.<br><br>To have a gentle or slight effect on someone or something.<br><br>Example: The rain will touch the soil tomorrow.<br><br>To be in contact with someone or something.<br><br>Example: Have you been in touch with your sister recently?<br><br>To have a particular skill or quality.<br><br>Example: She has a touch for business and is very successful.<br><br>To reach or come into contact with the bottom or surface of something.<br><br>Example: The boat touched the ground.
A touchdown is a score in several sports, including American football and rugby, when a player carries or catches the ball into the end zone of the opponent's field.
A touch or encounter, often used in a social or psychological sense. For example: "It took a lot of courage to ask her out on a date - that was quite a tale."
In a way that is emotionally affecting and endearing, often because it shows kindness, sympathy, or affection. It can also refer to the quality of being moving or affecting someone's emotions, especially by being sentimental or sincere.