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- [hand on, awn]
- /hænd ɒn, ɔn/
- /hænd ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hand on, awn]
- /hænd ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of hand on words
- noun hand on the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
- noun hand on the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun hand on a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
- noun hand on something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
- noun hand on index (def 8). 1
- noun hand on a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1
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Origin of hand on
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 on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand on 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 on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hand on
verb hand on
- bestow — To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
- hand down — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- impart — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
Antonyms for hand on
verb hand on
- 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.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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