What does "touch on" mean?

To mention something briefly To discuss a topic without going into detail.

How do you use "touch on" in a sentence?

I'd like to touch on a few points. The article touched on the issue. We briefly touched on that.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To mention something briefly

简要提及

Mencionar algo brevemente

軽く触れる

간략히 언급하다

To discuss a topic without going into detail.

不深入细节地讨论某个话题。

Hablar de un tema sin entrar en detalles.

詳しく掘り下げずに話題に言及すること。

자세히 들어가지 않고 주제를 다루다.

Base verb: touch

Particle: on

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

I'd like to touch on a few points.
我想简要提几点
Me gustaría tocar algunos puntos
いくつかのポイントに触れたい
몇 가지 사항에 대해 간략히 언급하고 싶습니다.
The article touched on the issue.
文章简要提到了这个问题
El artículo tocó el tema
記事はその問題に軽く触れた
기사는 그 문제를 간략히 다루었다.
We briefly touched on that.
我们简单提了一下
Lo tocamos brevemente
それについて少し触れた
그것에 대해 잠깐 언급했다.

Context: discussions, presentations

Tone: brief

From lightly touching something.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal