Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.

    Handschrift

    собственнору́чная за́письsobstvennorúčnaja zápisʹ

    the activity of writing by hand

  2. (uncountable, usually)Text that was written by hand.

    ру́кописьrúkopisʹ

    something written by hand

  3. (uncountable, usually)The characteristic writing of a particular person.

    Handschrift

    по́черкpóčerk

    по́черкpóčerk

  4. (broadly, uncountable, usually)A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.

Examples

198 sentences
  1. It is impossible to read her handwriting.

    Її почерк неможливо прочитати.

    ruЕё почерк невозможно прочесть.

    deEs ist unmöglich, ihre Handschrift zu entziffern.

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  2. Do you know whose handwriting this is?

    Ти знаєш, чий це почерк?

    ruВы знаете, чей это почерк?

    deWeißt du, wessen Schrift das ist?

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  3. I can't read my own handwriting.

    Я не можу розібрати власний почерк.

    deIch kann meine eigene Handschrift nicht entziffern.

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  4. She has beautiful handwriting.

    У неї гарний почерк.

    ruУ неё красивый почерк.

    deSie hat eine schöne Handschrift.

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  5. His handwriting is bad.

    Він має поганий почерк.

    ruУ него плохой почерк.

    deEr hat eine schlechte Handschrift.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
characteristic writing of a particular person:
Русский
By meaning 3
act or process of writing with the hand:
text written by hand:
characteristic writing of a particular person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act or process of writing with the hand:

Origin

From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.

From hand + writing, equal to handwrite + -ing.

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Forms

plural: handwritings

Synonyms

7 synonyms
text written by hand:manuscript
characteristic writing of a person:chirographyautographpenmanship
the act or process of writing done by hand:longhand
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • your handwriting is
  • handwriting is very
  • bad handwriting
  • good handwriting

See also

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