hand in hand

See also: hand-in-hand and Hand in Hand

English

Alternative forms

hand-in-hand

Etymology

hand + in + hand

Adverb

hand in hand (not comparable)

Holding or clasping hands.
The couple strolled down the sidewalk, hand in hand.
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.
(obsolete) Just; fair; equitable.
- Shakespeare
  As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison.

Translations

holding or clasping hands

Chinese:
Mandarin: 手拉手地 (zh) (shǒu lāshǒu de), 攜手地 (zh), 携手地 (zh) (xiéshǒu de, xīshǒu de)
Dutch: hand in hand
Finnish: käsi kädessä
French: main dans la main (fr)
German: Hand in Hand
Greek: χέρι-χέρι (chéri-chéri)
Hungarian: kéz a kézben, kézen fogva

Italian: a mani giunte, mano nella mano
Japanese: 手をつないで (てをつないで, te o tsunaide)
Latin: manibus nexis
Portuguese: de mãos dadas
Russian: рука́ о́б ру́ку (ruká ób rúku)
Spanish: de la mano, de la mano
Turkish: el ele (tr)
Ukrainian: пліч-о-пліч (plič-o-plič)

naturally together

Finnish: käsi kädessä
German: Hand in Hand

Italian: mano nella mano
Russian: рука́ о́б ру́ку (ruká ób rúku)

See also

arm in arm

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