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Hand In Hand

Definition: Hand In Hand

Hand In Hand

Adverb

1. Together; "hand in hand with hope went fear"; "doctors and nurses work hand in hand to save lives".

2. Clasping each other's hands; "they walked hand in hand".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms within Context: Hand In Hand

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Accompaniment

Verb: accompany, coexist, attend; hang on, wait on; go hand in hand with; synchronize; bear company, keep company; row in the same boat; bring in its train; associate with, couple with.

Adverb: with, withal; together with, along with, in company with; hand in hand, side by side; cheek by jowl, cheek by jole; arm in arm; therewith, herewith; and; (addition).

Concord

Verb: agree; accord, harmonize with; fraternize; be -concordant; Adjective: go hand in hand; run parallel; (concur); understand one another, pull together; (cooperate); put up one's horses together, sing in chorus.

Adverb: with one voice; (assent); in concert with, hand in hand; on one's side.

Concurrence

Keep pace with, run parallel; go with, go along with, go hand in hand with, coincide.

Cooperation

Side with, take side with, go along with, go hand in hand with, join hands with, make common cause with, strike in with, unite with, join with, mix oneself up with, take part with, cast in one's lot with; join partnership, enter into partnership with; rally round, follow the lead of; come to, pass over to, come into the views of; be in the same boat, row in the same boat; sail in the same boat; sail on the same tack.

Friendship

Friends with, well with, at home with, hand in hand with; on good terms, on friendly terms, on amicable terms, on cordial terms, on familiar terms, on intimate terms, on good footing; on speaking terms, on visiting terms; in one's good graces, in one's good books.

Junction

Adjective: joined; Verb: joint; conjoint, conjunct; corporate, compact; hand in hand.

Party

Adverb: hand in hand, side by side, shoulder to shoulder, en masse,in the same boat.

Sociality

Verb: be sociable; Adjective: know; be acquainted; Adjective: associate with, sort with, keep company with, walk hand in hand with; eat off the same trencher, club together, consort, bear one company, join; make acquaintance with; (friendship); make advances, fraternize, embrace.

Synchronism

Verb: coexist, concur, accompany, go hand in hand, keep pace with; synchronize.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Hand In Hand

English words defined with "hand in hand": Weird sisters. (references)
Specialty definitions using "hand in hand": BrentfordHand-in-Hand. (references)

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Modern Usage: Hand In Hand

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Come away O human child To the waters and the wild With a faery hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping Than you can understand. (Artificial Intelligence: AI; writing credit: Ian Watson)

Love and selfishness kinda go hand in hand, don't they? (Rurouni Kenshin; writing credit: Johan Unenge; Mns Gahrton)

Lyrics

Walking hand in hand (Choose; performing artist: Color Me Badd)

I've seen lovers flying through the air hand in hand (Do Ya; performing artist: Electric Light Orchestra)

Hand in hand with ignorance (Praying For Time; performing artist: George Michael)

And we'll be hand in hand for everynight and everyday (If Only; performing artist: Hanson)

But the word and the deed go hand in hand (Straight Up; performing artist: Paula Abdul)

Movie/TV Titles

Hand in Hand (1960)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Hand In Hand

DomainTitle

Books

  • Hand in Hand With Joaquin Rodrigo: My Life at the Maestro's Side (Discoveries) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Hand in Hand : It Can Be Done! (Audiodescribed) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Hand In Hand

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Capital hand in hand with labor! / Horace Taylor. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Hand In Hand

AuthorQuotation

J.g. Holland

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

Thomas Jefferson

Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Hand In Hand

TitleAuthorQuote

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I did not know how I could reach him, where I could overtake him and go on hand in hand with him once more.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Then, she might have come down to us in history, hand in hand with Ann Hutchinson, as the foundress of a religious sect.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Hand In Hand

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Luxembourg

A rise in profits went hand in hand with this expansion. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Hand In Hand

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

Democrats said over the weekend that economic security and domestic security go hand in hand, and it was important that lawmakers set priorities with both goals in mind.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Hand In Hand

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829Liberty and law have marched hand in hand.

George Bush

1989-1993We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led, rewarding.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Government workers, working hand in hand with private business, rebuilt Southern California's fractured freeways in record time and under budget.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions: Hand In Hand

Expressions using "hand in hand": ad hand in hand go hand in hand with go hand in hand with smth.. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Hand In Hand

Language Translations for "hand in hand"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

jít ruku v ruce s èím (go hand in hand with smth.). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

käsikkäin, käsi kädessä. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

י" בי" (together). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kézenfogva, kéz a kézben. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

seiring dengan (together with). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

手'携えて . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

て'たずさえて. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

andhay inay andhay

   

Romanian

  

în deplin acord cu. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

рука об руку (arm in arm). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

tillsammans (along, altogether, in all, in tandem, together). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

спільно (among, amongst, in common, jointly, mutually, simultaneously, together), разом (altogether, among, amongst, as a whole, between, heave ho, in all, together). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Hand In Hand

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-h-h-i-n-n-n"

-3 letters: nandina.

-4 letters: nandin.

-5 letters: naiad.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Spoken
10. Quotations: Speeches
11. Expressions
12. Translations: Modern
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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