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right hand

right hand

191 1.0
The part of the body on the right side that you use to hold things and write
  • noun
  • /raɪt hænd/
translation icon : mano derecha
  • Place your left hand on the Bible and raise your right hand, please.
  • left and right hands
  • fingers of the right hand
  • palm of the right hand

Examples

  • But before we actually begin, I'm gonna ask you all to raise your right hand.

    Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

  • And as you are able, please raise your right hand high into the air.

  • Hold this in your right hand, hold this in your left hand.

  • So take your right hand and put it on your heart.

    Honey Girls (2021)

  • Please raise your right hand.

    Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

  • Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.

  • Now put the ring on your right hand, see if it fits.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Anthony and Diane, since it is your intention... to enter into marriage, join your right hands and declare your consent.

    Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

  • Raise your right hand.

    The Insider (1999)

  • Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.

Antonyms

left hand
149 1.0

The hand on the left side of the body

Surface Forms

right hand singular
right hands plural

Morphology

right + hand

The meaning 'the hand on the right side of the body' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'right' (situated on the right side) with 'hand' (the grasping extremity). This compositional reading is cross-linguistically common and easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words, so the phrase is clearly transparent.

Etymology

The noun right hand names the hand on the right side of the body. Because most people use this hand for writing and many tasks, it is often the 'dominant' or main working hand.