Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To perform a handshake; to shake hands.

  2. (intransitive)To perform a handshake with another device.

Examples

42 sentences

  1. Tom's handshake is very strong.

    У Тома дуже сильне рукостискання.

    ruРукопожатие Тома очень сильное.

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  2. He has a good firm handshake.

    ruУ него было хорошее крепкое рукопожатие.

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  3. They parted with a firm handshake.

    deSie trennten sich mit einem kräftigen Handschlag.

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  4. Our club has a secret handshake.

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  5. Tom has a very strong handshake.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself.

From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself.

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Forms

handshakes, handshaking, handshaked, handshaked
Base formhandshake · to handshake
3rd person singularhandshakes
Present participlehandshaking
Past simplehandshaked / handshook
Past participlehandshaked / handshook

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhandshake
he, she, ithandshakes

Past simpleLesson

all personshandshaked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave handshaked
he, she, ithas handshaked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill handshake

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
handrailB2handsawhandsethandsomeA1handstand
handshake — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto