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hand in hand

/ˌhændɪnˈhænd/

hand in hand adverb: holding or clasping hands.

Adverb

hand in hand (not comparable)

  1. Holding or clasping hands.
    • The couple strolled down the sidewalk, hand in hand.
  2. (figuratively) Naturally, ordinarily or predictably together; commonly having a correlation or relationship.
    • The tendency to follow trends and explore one's sense of self goes hand in hand with being a teenager.
    • Owing to sensitivities about the force's capabilities, Russell is unable to say how many drones BTP has, or where and when they operate. But he does confide that the force works hand in hand with the helicopter service, and its ability to deploy drones is getting quicker.2022 February 9, Tom Allett, “The BTP's eyes and ears in the air”, in RAIL, number 950, page 50
  3. (obsolete) Just; fair; equitable.
    • As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison.1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

hand in hand meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

hand in hand in Tamil

கைகோத்துக்கொண்டு, கைதழுவுதல்

hand in hand in Urdu

مکمل آہنگی کے ساتھ

hand in hand in Malayalam

കൈകൾ കോർത്ത്

Forms of hand in hand

alternative formhand-in-hand

Origin of hand in hand

Dates back at least to Old English hand on handa, of the same meaning.

Questions about hand in hand

What does hand in hand mean?
Hand in hand means holding or clasping hands.
What is hand in hand in Tamil?
Hand in hand in Tamil is கைகோத்துக்கொண்டு, கைதழுவுதல். See Hand in hand meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hand in hand?
Hand in hand is an adverb.
How do you pronounce hand in hand?
Hand in hand is pronounced /ˌhændɪnˈhænd/.

Words near hand in hand in the dictionary

  1. hand hoed
  2. hand hoeing
  3. hand hoes
  4. hand in
  5. hand in glove
  6. hand in hand
  7. hand in one's checks
  8. hand in one's dinner pail
  9. hand in the cookie jar
  10. hand it out
  11. hand it to

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hand in hand (page history and authors); hand in hand (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hand in hand (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hand in hand (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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