hand

hand is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hænd/
• SAMPA: /h{nd/
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Noun

Singular hand

Plural hands

A human hand.

1. Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.

   Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.

Related words and phrases

• give a hand
• handiwork
• handy
• hold hands
• no hands

Verb

Plain form hand

Third-person singular hands

Past tense handed

Past participle handed

Present participle handing

1. If I hand you something, I give it to you.

   Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.

Synonyms

• give
• pass

Related words

• hand out
• hand over
• unhand

See also

• provide
• reach

Parts of the body (edit)
head	ears - eyes - nose - mouth - chin
torso	neck - throat - shoulders - chest - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back
internal organs	heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus
extremities	arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes
sex organs	penis - vagina - testicle - ovary