Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Touch a chord   /tətʃ ə kɔrd/   Listen
Touch a chord

verb
1.
Evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.  Synonym: strike a chord.  "The storyteller touched a chord"






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Touch a chord" Quotes from Famous Books



... oracles in its support, the cause cannot be put aside. Even in the midst of war, Philosophy will be heard, especially when she speaks words of concurring authority that touch a chord in every heart. Leibnitz, Kant, and Fichte, a mighty triumvirate of intelligence, unite in testimony. As Germany, beyond any other nation, has given to the idea of Organized Peace the warrant of philosophy, it only remains ...
— The Duel Between France and Germany • Charles Sumner



Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org