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on the one hand

on the one hand prepositional phrase: from one point of view.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, sequence) From one point of view.
    • On the one hand, it was quite a good bargain, but on the other hand, do we really need a second car?
    • I maintain, however, on the one hand, that there are few occasions upon which large bodies of men, such as politics is concerned with, can rise above selfishness, while, on the other hand, there are a very great many circumstances in which populations will fall below selfishness, if selfishness is...1950, Bertrand Russell, acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature

on the one hand meaning in Persian

on the one hand in Persian

from one point of view
از یک سو az yek su

Forms of on the one hand

alternative formon one hand

Questions about on the one hand

What does on the one hand mean?
On the one hand means from one point of view.
What is on the one hand in Persian?
On the one hand in Persian is از یک سو (az yek su). See On the one hand meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is on the one hand?
On the one hand is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the one hand in the dictionary

  1. on the nick
  2. on the nod
  3. on the nose
  4. on the nut
  5. on the off chance
  6. on the one hand
  7. on the order of
  8. on the other bus
  9. on the other hand
  10. on the other paw
  11. on the other side of

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