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on the one hand |
1. prep. (sequence, idiomatic) From one point of view. |
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On the one hand, it was quite a good bargain, but, on the other hand, do we really need one? |
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on |
1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating. |
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2. adj. Performing according to schedule. |
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Are we still on for tonight? |
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Is the show still on? |
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3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate. |
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the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already |
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I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) |
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The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) |
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The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. |
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2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. |
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one |
1. num. (cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number. |
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In some religions, there is only one god. |
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In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth. |
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One person, one vote. |
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2. num. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers. |
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hand |
1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
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Her hands are really strong. |
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2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.: |
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3. n. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
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4. n. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day. |
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