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Image:Raczka4.jpg|thumb|A human hand.
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Etymology
OE. hand. Cognate with Dutch hand, German Hand, Swedish hand.

Pronunciation
IPA|/hænd/, SAMPA|/h{nd/
audio|en-us-hand.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænd|-ænd

Noun
en-noun

1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See manus.
2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as,

#:(a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
#:(b) An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour or minute hand of a clock

1. In long measure, two different lengths:

#* obsolete Three inches, not to be confused with; and,
#* Four inches, a hand�s breadth, used in measuring the height of horses.

1. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.

#* On this hand and that hand, were hangings. � Exodus 38:15
#* The Protestants were then on the winning hand � Milton

1. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.

#* He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. � Addison

1. archaic Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

#* To change the hand in carrying on the war. � Clarendon
#* Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. � Judges 6:36

1. An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especialy in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as,

#: an old hand at speaking.
#* A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. � Locke
#* I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. � Hazlitt

1. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as,

#: A good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
#* I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man�s invention and his hand � Shakespeare, As You Like It, IV-iii
#* Some writs require a judge�s hand � Burril
#*1883, w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message...

1. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; � usually in the plural.

#* Receiving in hand one year�s tribute. � Knolles
#* Milton, Albinus
#*: ...found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain.

1. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as

#:(a) (Card Playing): The set of cards held by a player.
#:(b) (Tobacco Manufacturing): A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.

1. applause|Applause.

#: Give him a hand.

1. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as,

#: to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer�s hand, or when not new.

1. obsolete Rate; price.

#* Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch. � Bacon

1. Each of the pointers on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
2. context|firearms The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
3. The collective noun for a bunch of bananas.

Usage notes
Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as,
:(a) Activity; operation; work; � in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection.
::His hand will be against every man. � Genesis 16:12
:(b) Power; might; supremacy; � often in the Scriptures.
::With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you. � Ezekiel 20:33.
:(c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand
:(d) Contract; � commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand.

Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Luke|Luke 1:1
:Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...

Derived terms
rel-top3|Derived terms
all hands
at hand
backhand, backhanded
by hand
change hands
close at hand
dead man's hand
deckhand
Dutch hand
empty-handed
farmhand
first hand
force somebody's hand
glad hand
handbag
hand ball or handball
hand basket
handbreadth
handful
hand gear
hand grenade
handgun
hand in glove
hand in hand
handiwork
handjob
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handle
handmade
handmill
hand over fist
hand over hand
handrail
handsaw
hands off
hands down
hands up
hand to hand
hand to mouth, hand-to-mouth
handwork
handy
hat in hand
have a hand in
have blood on one's hands
have one's hands full
hour hand
in good hands
in hand
laying on of hands
left-handed
lend a hand
live from hand to mouth
minute hand
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off-hand
old hand
on hand
on the one hand
on the other hand
out of hand
out of somebody's hands
overhand
play into somebody's hands
put one's hands together
ranchhand
red-handed
right-handed
second hand, second-hand
shake hands
show of hands
stablehand
stagehand
take in hand
tie somebody's hands
tip one's hand
try one's hand at
underhand
underhanded
wash one's hands
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See also
Appendix: Collective nouns

Translations
trans-top|Part of the body
Afrikaans: hand
Ainu: ��|�<span style="font-size:70%;">�</span> (tek)
Albanian: t-|sq|dorë|xs=Albanian
Arabic: Arab|�د (yad) f
Basque: esku
Bengali: (hath)
Breton: dorn
Catalan: mà f, mans p
Chinese: � (sh�u)
Czech: t+|cs|ruka|f
Danish: t+|da|hånd
Dutch: t+|nl|hand|f
Erzya: кед� (ked)
Esperanto: t-|eo|mano|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: asi n
Finnish: t+|fi|käsi
French: t+|fr|main|f
Gamilaraay: mara
German: t+|de|Hand|f
Greek: �έ�ι (khéri) n
Guaraní: po#Guaraní|po
Hawaiian: lima
Hebrew: �� (yad) f
Hindi: हाथ (h�th)
Hungarian: t+|hu|kéz
Ido: manuo
Ilocano: ima
Indonesian: t+|id|tangan|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: mano#Interlingua|mano
Italian: t+|it|mano|f
Japanese: � (�, te; ��, shu)
trans-mid
Korean: � (son)
Kurdish: t+|ku|dest, t+|ku|د��ست|sc=KUchar
Latin: t+|la|manus|f
Malayalam: �� (kai)
Maori: t-|mi|ringa|xs=Maori
Mbabaram: mara
Nahuatl: maitl
Norwegian: t-|no|hand
Old English: t+|ang|hand|f|xsOld English, t-|ang|folm|f|xsOld English
Persian: FAchar|دست|د�ست (dæst)
Polish: t-|pl|d�o�|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|mão|f
Powhatan: metench
Rohingya: hát
Romanian: t-|ro|mân�|f
Russian: ��ка (ruká) f, ки��� ��ки (kist� rukí) f
Sardinian: manu f
Scottish Gaelic: làmh f
Slovak: t-|sk|ruka|f
Slovene: t+|sl|roka|f
Spanish: t+|es|mano|f
Swahili: t-|sw|mkono|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|hand|c
Tagalog: kamay
Tamazight: ⴰⴼ�� (afus) m
Tupinambá: pó
Turkish: t+|tr|el
Telugu: t|te|��య�యి|sc=Telu
Vietnamese: t+|vi|tay|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|llaw|f|xs=Welsh
Yiddish: ��ַנ� (hant, hent) f
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trans-top|Pointer of an analogue/analog clock
Afrikaans: wyster/wyser, hand
Arabic: Arab|ع�رب (�áqrab) m
Catalan: busca, maneta
Dutch: wijzer m
Esperanto: t-|eo|montrilo|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: asi n
Finnish: t-|fi|viisari, t-|fi|osoitin
French: t+|fr|aiguille|f
German: t+|de|Zeiger|m
Greek: t+|el|δείκ�η�|m|sc=Grek
Hebrew: t-|he|����|m|trmakhog|scHebr
trans-mid
Japanese: � (��, hari)
Norwegian: t-|no|viser|m
Interlingua: flecha
Polish: wskazówka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|ponteiro|m
Russian: t+|ru|���елка|f|trstrélka|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|ru�i�ka|f
Spanish: manecilla f, aguja f
Swedish: t-|sv|visare|c
Vietnamese: t+|vi|kim|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|Set of cards held by a player in a card game
Afrikaans: hand
Catalan: mà f
Dutch: speelhand f
Finnish: t+|fi|käsi
French: t+|fr|main|f
German: t+|de|Hand|f, t+|de|Blatt|n
Greek: �α��ιά n|p
Interlingua: mano
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, tefuda)
Polish: t+|pl|r�ka|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|mão|f
Russian: ка��� (kárty) f|p
Spanish: t+|es|mano|f
Swedish: t+|sv|hand|c
Vietnamese: t+|vi|ván|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|Side; part; direction, either right or left
Afrikaans: kant
Catalan: mà
Dutch: t+|nl|kant|m, t+|nl|zijde|f
Finnish: t+|fi|puoli, t+|fi|suunta
German: t+|de|Hand|f, t+|de|Seite|f
Japanese: � (��, gawa; ��, soba)
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|mano|f
Russian: t+|ru|��о�она|f|trstoroná|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|sida, t+|sv|flank
Uyghur: URchar|��� / RUchar|�ол (qol)
Vietnamese: phía, bên (side); hư�ng (direction); mặt (on one hand...)
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trans-top|Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity
Catalan: mà f
Finnish: t+|fi|kyky, t+|fi|taito
trans-mid
Japanese: � (��, ude)
Swedish: t+|sv|förmåga, t+|sv|skicklighet
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trans-top|Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
Dutch : hand f (only with a possessive, e.g. hand Gods)
Vietnamese: tay#Vietnamese|tay ¹
trans-mid
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trans-top|A servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer
Afrikaans: matroos (ship) werksman (laborer)
Arabic: Arab|عا�� (��mil)
Dutch: matroos m (ship only), werkkracht m, werkman m
Esperanto: t-|eo|matroso|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|�ipano|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|maristo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: apumies, renki
French: t+|fr|matelot|m
German: t-|de|Handlanger|m
Greek: t+|el|να��η�|m|scGrek, t+|el|ε�γά�η�|m|scGrek, t+|el|ε�γά��ια|f|sc=Grek
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|mão-de-obra|f
Russian: t+|ru|�або�ий|m|trrabó�ij|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|obrero|m, t-|es|mano de obra|f
Vietnamese: công nhân, nhân công (worker); thủy thủ (at sea)
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trans-top|Handwriting; style of penmanship
Afrikaans: handskrif
Dutch: handschift n
Finnish: t-|fi|käsiala
Greek: γ�α�ικ�� �α�ακ�ή�α� m
trans-mid
Interlingua: mano
Norwegian: handskrift
Russian: t+|ru|по�е�к|m|trpó�erk|scCyrl
Vietnamese: chữ viết
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trans-top|Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; � usually in the plural
Vietnamese: t+|vi|tay|xsVietnamese, t+|vi|quy�n|xsVietnamese, t+|vi|quy�n hành|xs=Vietnamese
trans-mid
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trans-top|Agency in transmission from one person to another
Afrikaans: gee
trans-mid
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trans-top|That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
Afrikaans: handvol
Dutch: handvol n
Esperanto: t-|eo|plenmano|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|kourallinen
French: poignée f
German: Handvoll f
trans-mid
Interlingua: manata
Portuguese: t+|pt|mão|f
Russian: го���� (gorst�) f
Spanish: manotada f, puñado m
Vietnamese: ván#Vietnamese|ván (a); bu�c (b)
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trans-top|The small part of a gunstock near the lock, grasped when aiming
Afrikaans: handgreep, greep
trans-mid
Dutch: greep m, handgreep m
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trans-top|Bunch of bananas
Japanese: � (��, fusa)
Spanish: t+|es|cacho|m
trans-mid
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ttbc|Basque: esku (1), bosteko (1), erlojuorratz (2), marinel (4), itsasgizon (4), eskubete (6)
ttbc|Breton: dorn m daouarn p, dornioù pl from several beings (1), biz m, bizied p (2), c'hoari m, jeu f (3), martolod m, martoloded p (4), micherour m, micherourien p (5)
ttbc|Chinese: � (sh�u), � (zh�n) (2), ��� (yìsh�upái) (3), 人� (rénsh�u) (4,5)
ttbc|Indonesian: jarum (2)
ttbc|Korean: � (son) (5), ���� (sigyebaneul) (2), � [�] (pae) (3), �� (ilson) (5)
ttbc|Polish: r�ka f
ttbc|Romanian: mân� f (3); ac n (2)
ttbc|Turkish: gemici (4), avuç dolusu (6)
ttbc|Welsh: llaw f (4)

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as

#: he handed them the letter.

1. transitive To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct

#: to hand a lady into a carriage.

1. transitive obsolete To manage; as, I hand my oar. � Prior
2. transitive obsolete To seize; to lay hands on. � Shakespeare
3. transitive rare To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
4. transitive nautical To furl; � said of a sail. � Totten
5. intransitive obsolete To cooperate. � Massinger

Derived terms
top2
hand down
hand in
hand off
mid2
hand out
hand over

To hand down: to transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.
To hand over: to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver up.

Translations
trans-top|Give, pass or transmit with the hand
Afrikaans: aangee (hand to) afgee (hand away)
Dutch: t+|nl|overhandigen
Esperanto: t-|eo|doni|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: ojentaa, antaa
French: t+|fr|donner, t+|fr|passer
German: t+|de|reichen
Greek: δίν�
trans-mid
Interlingua: donar, passar
Italian: t+|it|dare, t+|it|passare
Portuguese: t+|pt|dar, t+|pt|entregar, t+|pt|passar
Russian: пе�едава�� (peredavát�), в���а�� (vru�át�)
Swedish: ge, lämna över
Vietnamese: �ưa (cho#Vietnamese|cho)
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trans-top|Lead, guide, or assist with the hand
Dutch: geleiden, begeleiden, leiden, helpen
German: geleiten
Portuguese: t-|pt|ajudar, t+|pt|auxiliar, t-|pt|conduzir, t+|pt|guiar
trans-mid
Swedish: ledsaga, hjälpa
Vietnamese: t+|vi|giúp|xsVietnamese, t+|vi|�ỡ|xsVietnamese
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ttbc|Guaraní: me'ẽ
ttbc|Tupinambá: me'eng

References
R:Webster 1913

Category:1000 English basic words
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Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|handen|handje|g=f

1. context|anatomy|lang=nl hand of a human or other simian

Derived terms
achterhand
afhandelen
afhandig
behandelen
handarbeider
handdruk
handelbaar
handelen
handenvol
handenvrij
handig, handigheid
handlezen
handmatig
handpalm
handschrift n
handtekening
handvol
handtastelijk
handwoordenboek
handzaam
hardhandig
onderhands
onhandelbaar
onhandig
onderhands
overhand
overhandigen
rechterhand, linkerhand
rechtshandig, linkshandig

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French

Noun
hand m

1. slang|lang=fr handball

#:On va jouer au hand, tu veux venir?
#::We're going to play handball, you want to come?

Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *handuz

Noun
hand m

1. hand

Category:Old English nouns

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-hand.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-c|3=händer

1. sv-anatomy #English|hand; the body part

#:Han tjatade jämt om att hon måste tvätta händerna.
#::He was always nagging on her to wash her hands.

1. sv-card-game #English|hand; the set of cards held by a player

#:Hon fick en bra hand, och satsade högt.
#::She was dealt a good set of cards, and placed a high bet.

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