Hand The noun ‘hand’ refers to the body part at the end of your arm, including your fingers. ‘Your hand has four fingers and a thumb.’ ‘Hand’ used as a verb means to pick something up and give it to someone. ‘Can you please hand me that book?’ ‘Handy’ is an adjective and means useful or skilled in a particular area. ‘He knows how to fix most things, he’s very handy around the house.’ We can also use ‘hand’ to talk about the two sides or aspects of a situation. ‘On the one hand I’d like to go out tonight, but on the other hand I am trying to save money.’ To give someone ‘a hand’ can mean to applaud or clap to show appreciation. ‘Give her a hand, what a great performance.’ And we can also use ‘give a hand’ to mean the same thing as help. ‘Please give me a hand with this couch, I want to move it over there.’ We can also use ‘hand’ to talk about asking someone to marry you. ‘He asked for her hand in marriage.’
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:14:11 +0000
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