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[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
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2 Take
v. trans.Be taken: P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.Help in taking: P. and V. συνεξαιρεῖν (acc.).Lead: P. and V. ἄγειν.Seize: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν, V. καθαρπάζειν, συμμάρπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. μάρπτειν, συλλαμβάνειν; see Seize.Hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦσθαι.This ( cloak) has taken easily a talent's worth of wool: Ar. αὕτη γέ τοι ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως (Vesp. 1146).Take the road leading to Thebes: P. τὴν εἰς Θήβας φέρουσαν ὁδὸν χωρεῖν (Thuc. 3, 24).Take in thought, apprehend: P. καταλαμβάνειν, P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), συνιέναι (acc. or gen.); see Grasp.Take advantage of, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Enjoy: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.).Get the advantage of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.).Take after, resemble: P. and V. ἐοικέναι (dat.) (rare P.), ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.); see Resemble.Take arms: see take up arms.Take away: P. and V. ἀφαιρεῖν (or mid.), παραιρεῖν (or mid.), ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.), V. ἐξαφαιρεῖσθαι; see also Deprive.Take away besides: P. προσαφαιρεῖσθαι.Take care, take care of: see under Care.Reduce in bulk: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.).Take effect, gain one's end: P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν.Be in operation: use P. ἐνεργὸς εἶναι.Take for, assume to be so and so: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.).Take from: see take away.Detract from: P. ἐλασσοῦν (gen.).Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).Take hold of: see Seize.Furl: Ar. συστέλλειν, V. στέλλειν, καθιέναι.Cheat: see Cheat.Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).Take in preference: V. προλαμβάνειν (τι πρό τινος); see Prefer.Take notice: see Notice.Take off, strip off: P. περιαιρεῖν.From oneself: P. and V. ἐκδύειν.Let one quickly take off my shoes: V. ὑπαί τις ἀρβύλας λύοι τάχος (Æsch., Ag. 944).Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).Are these men to take on themselves the results of your brutality and evil-doing? P. οὗτοι τὰ τῆς σῆς ἀναισθησίας καὶ πονηρίας ἔργα ἐφʼ αὑτοὺς ἀναδέξωνται; (Dem. 613).Pick out: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν.Extract: P. and V. ἐξέλκειν (Plat. but rare P.).Take part in: see under Part.Take place: see under Place.Take root: P. ῥιζοῦσθαι (Xen.).Take the field: see under Field.Take time: see under Time.Take to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.).Take to flight: see under Flight.When the Greeks took more to the sea: P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώιζον (Thuc. 3, 24).Take a fancy to: P. φιλοφρονεῖσθαι (acc.) (Plat.).Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιόν τι ποιεῖσθαι.Be vexed at: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.), P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.); see be vexed, under Vex.Take to wife: P. λαμβάνειν (acc.); see Marry.Take up: P. and V. ἀναιρεῖσθαι, P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.Resume: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἐπαναλαμβάνειν.Succeed to: P. διαδέχεσθαι (acc.).Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (or dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.).Nor should we be able to useour whole force together since the protection of the walls has taken up a considerable part of our heavy-armed troops: P. οὐδὲ συμπάσῃ τῇ στρατιᾷ δυναίμεθʼ ἂν χρήσασθαι ἀπαναλωκυίας τῆς φυλακῆς τῶν τειχῶν μέρος τι τοῦ ὁπλιτικοῦ (Thuc. 7, 11).Take up arms: P. and V. πόλεμον αἴρεσθαι.Take up arms against: V. ὅπλα ἐπαίρεσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Take
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