hand to hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand too hand]
- /hænd tu hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand too hand]
- /hænd tu hænd/

Definitions of hand to hand words

adjective hand to hand of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand. 1
adjective hand to hand made by hand. 1
adjective hand to hand carried in or worn on the hand. 1
adjective hand to hand operated by hand; manual. 1
noun hand to 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 hand to hand the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1

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Origin of hand to hand

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Hand to hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hand to hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hand to hand usage trend in Literature

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