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. — Ahha

    ruЕё почерк невозможно прочесть. — marafon

    deEs ist unmöglich, ihre Handschrift zu entziffern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Do you know whose handwriting this is?

    Ти знаєш, чий це почерк? — deniko

    ruВы знаете, чей это почерк? — Selena777

    deWeißt du, wessen Schrift das ist? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I can't read my own handwriting.

    Я не можу розібрати власний почерк. — deniko

    deIch kann meine eigene Handschrift nicht entziffern. — Roujin

  4. She has beautiful handwriting.

    У неї гарний почерк. — deniko

    ruУ неё красивый почерк. — Xitsa

    deSie hat eine schöne Handschrift. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. His handwriting is bad.

    Він має поганий почерк. — uaspeaker

    ruУ него плохой почерк. — Hellerick

    deEr hat eine schlechte Handschrift. — Manfredo

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