by hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy hand]
- /baɪ hænd/
- /baɪ hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy hand]
- /baɪ hænd/

Definitions of by hand words

phrase by hand If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine. 3
noun by hand by manual rather than mechanical means 3
noun by hand by messenger or personally 3
noun by hand not by machines but with the hands 3
noun by hand the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
noun by hand the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1

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Origin of by hand

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus

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Parts of speech for By hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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by hand popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for by hand

verb by hand

laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
strenuously — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
tooth and nail — with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.
manually — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.

All 5 Synonyms of by hand

Antonyms for by hand

adj by hand

autogenetic — self-generated.
automated — An automated factory, office, or industrial process uses machines to do the work instead of people.
automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
cyber — Of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture of computers, information technology, and virtual reality.
laborsaving — designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.

adjective by hand

electrical — Operating by or producing electricity.

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