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extend one's hand

extend one's hand verb: to make a gesture of welcome or cordiality.

Verb

extend one's hand (third-person singular simple present extends one's hand, present participle extending one's hand, simple past and past participle extended one's hand)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a gesture of welcome or cordiality.
    • Prominent Substacker Charlotte Clymer compared the news to Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA, and a U.S. senator, Jon Tester, also extended a hand in welcoming [Jon] Stewart back.2024 January 24, Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, “Conservatives Are Totally Not Mad About Jon Stewart’s Return to The Daily Show”, in The New Republic
  2. (idiomatic) To offer one's assistance or support.

Forms of extend one's hand

third-person singular presentextends one's hand
present participleextending one's hand
past participleextended one's hand
pastextended one's hand
alternative formextend a hand

Questions about extend one's hand

What does extend one's hand mean?
Extend one's hand means to make a gesture of welcome or cordiality.
What part of speech is extend one's hand?
Extend one's hand is a verb.
What is the past tense of extend one's hand?
The past tense of extend one's hand is extended one's hand.

Words near extend one's hand in the dictionary

  1. extemporizers
  2. extemporizes
  3. extemporizing
  4. extend
  5. extend a hand
  6. extend one's hand
  7. extendabilities
  8. extendability
  9. extendable
  10. extended
  11. extended a hand

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