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hand

hand
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hand]
    • /hænd/
    • /hænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hand]
    • /hænd/

Definitions of hand word

  • noun hand Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist. 1
  • verb with object hand to deliver or pass with or as if with the hand. 1
  • verb with object hand to help, assist, guide, etc., with the hand: He handed the elderly woman across the street. 1
  • verb with object hand Nautical. to take in or furl (a sail). to haul on or otherwise handle. 1
  • adjective hand of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand. 1
  • adjective hand made by hand. 1

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Origin of 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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hand

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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".

hand usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hand

noun hand

  • grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
  • fist — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
  • ham — the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
  • paw — father; pa.
  • grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.

verb hand

  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
  • pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • tender — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.

Antonyms for hand

noun hand

  • hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
  • obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
  • prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • release — to lease again.

verb hand

  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.

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