Meaning

2 senses
  1. To grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.

    Hände schütteln

    пожима́ть ру́куpožimátʹ rúku, пожа́ть ру́куpožátʹ rúku

    поти́скувати ру́куpotýskuvaty rúku, поти́снути ру́куpotýsnuty rúku

    take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

  2. (figuratively)To part, to say farewell.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
grasp another person's hands:
Русский
By meaning 1
grasp another person's hands:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
grasp another person's hands:

Forms

shakes hands, shaking hands, shook hands, shaken hands
Base formshake hands · to shake hands
3rd person singularshakes hands
Present participleshaking hands
Past simpleshook hands
Past participleshaken hands

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshake hands
he, she, itshakes hands

Past simpleLesson

all personsshook hands

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shaken hands
he, she, ithas shaken hands

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shake hands

Word family

2 related words

See also

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