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- [han-did]
- /ˈhæn dɪd/
- /hænd/
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- [han-did]
- /ˈhæn dɪd/
Definitions of handed word
- adjective handed of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand. 1
- adjective handed made by hand. 1
- adjective handed carried in or worn on the hand. 1
- adjective handed operated by hand; manual. 1
- noun handed the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
- noun handed the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
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Origin of handed
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; hand + -ed3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Handed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
handed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for handed
verb handed
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
noun handed
- arrowed — having an arrow pattern or wearing clothing with an arrow pattern
- fingered — having fingers, especially of a specified kind or number (often used in combination): a five-fingered glove.
- influenced — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- parted — partial; of a part: part owner.
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
Antonyms for handed
verb handed
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
noun handed
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- checked — Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours.
- silenced — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- booed — an exclamation of contempt or disapproval: a loud boo from the bleachers.
Top questions with handed
- what percentage of the world is left handed?
- what percent of people are right handed?
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