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by hand

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /baɪ ˈhænd/

by hand means: Using your hands or your own effort, rather than a machine or automatic system.

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WITHOUT MACHINESA2

Using your hands or your own effort, rather than a machine or automatic system.

  • Wash this sweater by hand.
  • She made the wooden toys by hand.
  • We calculated the total by hand when the computer stopped working.

Similar words: manually

Opposites: automatically

Common phrases: make by hand, wash by hand, write by hand

WITHOUT BREASTFEEDINGC2

By feeding a baby milk without letting it drink directly from its mother’s breast.

  • The baby was raised by hand.
  • Her aunt reared her by hand from birth.
  • They fed the infant by hand because its mother could not nurse.

Similar words: by bottle

Common phrases: raise by hand, rear by hand

Questions about by hand

What does by hand mean?

Using your hands or your own effort, rather than a machine or automatic system.

What is by hand in other languages?

Türkçe: elle · Español: a mano · Français: à la main · Deutsch: von Hand · Italiano: a mano · 日本語: 手で

How do you pronounce by hand?

It is pronounced /baɪ ˈhænd/.

How do you use by hand in a sentence?

Wash this sweater by hand. She made the wooden toys by hand.

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