hand

CEFRA1

/hænd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The part of the body at the end of an arm.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give something to someone.

Examples

  • Ian placed a hand on her shoulder.

  • If you are free, give me a hand.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [hænd] ~ [hand]
  • [hand] ~ [händ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  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.

  2. The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

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

More examples

In context

  • You have a light hand, don't you?

  • Her hands are really strong.

  • Large farms need many farm hands.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hond, hand, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. See also Dutch and Swedish hand (“hand”), Danish hånd, German Hand, West Frisian hân. Perhaps compare Old Swedish hinna (“to gain”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰-𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (fra-hinþan, “to take captive, capture”); and Latvian sīts (“hunting spear”), Ancient Greek κεντέω (kentéō, “prick”), Albanian çandër (“pitchfork, prop”).