adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/tʌt͡ʃt/
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rhymes with -ʌtʃt
CMU ARPABET:T AH1 CH T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I was touched that he should remember my birthday.
1883, Jules Verne, Mary de Hauteville (translator), The Green Ray, Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Cavern, “And you came to save me, Mr. Oliver,” answered Miss Campbell, more touched by the courage of the young man than the dangers which could still happen.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of touch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
too moved to speak
very touched by the stranger's kindness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moved(p), affected, stirred
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
having come into contact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: untouched
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
