Translation
hand
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Word origin
From Latin manus ('hand'). The same root gave English manual, manage and manufacture.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- manus
- English cognates
- manual, manage, manufacture, manuscript
Grammar
Examples
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Give me your hand, we will cross together.
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She has green fingers, all her plants are beautiful.
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He read the news first, hand on heart.
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Give me your hand to cross the road.
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He took the situation in hand quickly.
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