Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
part of the fore limb:
index or pointer on a dial, such as on an analogue/analog clock:
Русский
By meaning 7
that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once:
part of the fore limb:
index or pointer on a dial, such as on an analogue/analog clock:
set of cards held by a player in a card game:
side; part; direction, either right or left:
servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer:
handwriting; style of penmanship:
Deutsch
By meaning 8
that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once:
part of the fore limb:
index or pointer on a dial, such as on an analogue/analog clock:
set of cards held by a player in a card game:
side; part; direction, either right or left:
servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer:
handwriting; style of penmanship:
small part of a gunstock near the lock, grasped when aiming:

Examples

6751 sentences
  1. Don't let go of my hand.

    Не відпускай мою руку. — aandrusiak

    ruНе отпускай мою руку. — marafon

  2. You must keep your hands clean.

    Ви повинні тримати руки у чистоті. — Anjy

    ruТы должен держать свои руки в чистоте. — odexed

    deDu musst deine Hände sauber halten. — Tamy

  3. Raise your hand before you answer.

    Підніми руку, перш ніж відповідати. — deniko

    ruПрежде чем отвечать, подними руку. — Hellerick

    deMelde dich, bevor du antwortest! — freddy1

Meaning

28 senses
  1. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.

    A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.

    Hand

    рука́ruká, кисть руки́kistʹ rukí

    рука́ruká

  2. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.

    Hand, Seite

    сторона́storoná

  3. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.

    An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.

    Zeiger

    стре́лкаstrélka

    стрі́лкаstrílka

More meanings 25
  1. (especially, in compounds)An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.

    Large farms need many farm hands.

    Handlanger

    рабо́чийrabóčij

  2. Handwriting; style of penmanship.

    a good hand

    Handschrift, Schrift

    по́черкpóčerk

  3. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.

    (collective)A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.

  4. The set of cards held by a player.

    Hand, Blatt

    комбина́цияkombinácija

    the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

  5. An instance of helping.

    Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.

  6. The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

    Handgriff

  7. The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in humans and other primates, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

    Her hands are really strong.

  8. A performer more or less skilful.

    an old hand at public speaking

  9. A person's autograph or signature.

    Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.

Origin

From Middle English hond, hand, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, fr

From Middle English hond, hand, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: hands
Singularhand
Pluralhands

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in…:pawB2manusmoundmund
Close in meaning
  • the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb:manusmittpaw
  • a hired laborer on a farm or ranch:hired hand
  • something written by hand:handwritingscript
  • the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time:deal
  • a card player in a game of bridge:bridge player

Word family

458 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in his hand
  • wash your hands
  • put his hand
  • wash my hands
  • wash his hands
  • left hand
  • his left hand
  • his hand on
  • his right hand
  • shook hands with
  • raise your hand
  • holding hands

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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