Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone a hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one a -hand
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To help, aid, or assist.

verb

To applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives someone a hand (present, singular) giving someone a hand (participle, present) gave someone a hand (past) given someone a hand (participle, past) lend someone a hand (alternative)

Questions

What does give someone a hand mean?
To help, aid, or assist.

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