beröra — meaning in English

English meaning

• affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
• touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

beröra is used for these senses in English:

• affect (transitive) To move to emotion.
• touch (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
• touch (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]
• touch (obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.

affect — full definition

1. verb To influence or make a difference to something.
2. verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.

touch — full definition

1. verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.
2. verb To affect someone emotionally, often causing tenderness or sympathy.
3. verb To mention or deal with a topic briefly, without going into full detail.
4. verb To concern or have relevance to someone or something.
5. noun The sense that allows you to feel things by physical contact.

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