hand in hand en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌhændɪnˈhænd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Dates back at least to Old English hand on handa, of the same meaning.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Holding or clasping hands.
The couple strolled down the sidewalk, hand in hand.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) 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:
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(not-comparable, 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, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| hand-in-hand | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (33)
el χέρι-χέρι (naturally together) · ja 手をつないで (holding or clasping hands) · pt de mãos dadas (holding or clasping hands) · pl ręka w rękę (holding or clasping hands) · es de la mano (holding or clasping hands) · hu kézen fogva (holding or clasping hands) · ru рука́ о́б ру́ку (holding or clasping hands) · tr el ele (holding or clasping hands) · fr main dans la main (holding or clasping hands) · ca de la mà (holding or clasping hands) · ang hand on handa (holding or clasping hands) · it mano nella mano (naturally together) · cmn 手拉手地 (holding or clasping hands) · pl ręka w rękę (naturally together) · it a mani giunte (holding or clasping hands) · fi käsi kädessä (naturally together) · ru в тесном взаимодействии / связи (naturally together) · fi kuulua (naturally together) · el χέρι-χέρι (holding or clasping hands) · uk рука́ в ру́ку (naturally together) · hu kéz a kézben (holding or clasping hands) · de Hand in Hand (holding or clasping hands) · uk пліч-о-пліч (holding or clasping hands) · fi käsi kädessä (holding or clasping hands) · it mano nella mano (holding or clasping hands) · la manibus nexis (holding or clasping hands) · nl hand in hand (holding or clasping hands) · de Hand in Hand (naturally together) · fi käsikkäin (holding or clasping hands) · ru вместе (naturally together) · ru рука́ о́б ру́ку (naturally together) · cmn 攜手地 /携手地 (holding or clasping hands) · ru сообща (naturally together)