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Meaning of "set one's hand to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SET ONE'S HAND TO

set one's hand to play
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WHAT DOES SET ONE'S HAND TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of set one's hand to in the English dictionary

The definition of set one's hand to in the dictionary is to sign. Other definition of set one's hand to is to start.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SET ONE'S HAND TO

set eyes on
set fire to
set forth
set in
set menu
set off
set on
set on foot
set one´s cap for
set one´s face against
set one´s heart on
set one´s seal on
set one´s sights on
set out
set out one´s stall
set piece
set point
set product
set sail
set scrum

WORDS THAT END LIKE SET ONE'S HAND TO

according to
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
have half a mind to
in addition to
in order to
look forward to
make up to
put paid to
stand to
turn one´s hand to
used to

Synonyms and antonyms of set one's hand to in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «set one's hand to» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

一个人的手置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

establecer la mano a
570 millions of speakers

English

set one´s hand to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक के हाथ सेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجموعة واحدة في يد ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

установить свою руку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

definir uma mão para
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক হাত সেট করার জন্য সেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre sa main à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Letakkan tangan untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gesetzt der Hand zu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に手を設定する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 하나 의 손 을 설정할
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyetel tangan siji kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt tay của một người để
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் கையை அமைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपले हात सेट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Elini uzatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impostare una mano a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ustawić jedną rękę do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

встановити свою руку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întinde mâna cuiva de a
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οριστεί χέρι κάποιου να
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stel ´n mens se hand te
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ställa en hand för att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

satt en hånd til
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SET ONE'S HAND TO»

The term «set one's hand to» is regularly used and occupies the 56.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SET ONE'S HAND TO» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SET ONE'S HAND TO»

Discover the use of set one's hand to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to set one's hand to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
... way the elections are run. set one's face/nose to/towards drej- tohem, marr rrugen drejt □ On that momentous mid October afternoon, Mont set his fine nose towards the east wind, and moved his thin legs with speed. set one's hand to sth nis ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
To set one's face or countenance—To give a fixed expression to one's face ; ^JCt J1451 ft* «|5 21*16x5 -491 1 To set one's face like a flint —To be determined j ^ Sffess $«llt,. fT51'4«l ^«51 i To set one's hand to — To undertake a work ; C415!
Charuchandra Guha, 2007
3
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... cap at that beautiful young girl Set one's face against: Oppose strenuously * They set their faces against the amendment of some basic fundamental articles of the Constitution which guarantee freedom of speech Set one's hand to: Engage in ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
$1 AStfStK ' WAiti to rub one's hands ii RUB to set one's hand to 1. fjf-ftit 2. £ CSt# ±) ; fltrt (Did they se< rteir Aan<fo to the document? <tfe(P!Ji?f BSX #±&7£ ?) to shake hands/ someone by the hand & SHAKE to sit on one's hands M. SIT to ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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TPS Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese
E' QD [shòuzhi] finger; CL:í\[ge],F\[thj ?135'z [shòubiào] wristwatch; CL:ièt[kuai],Fl [Zhïl/Plgèl Ã? [rushòu] to begin; to set one's hand to ?I [shóugöng] handwork; manual Т? [xiashòu] start; put one's hand to; set about; the seat to the right of the  ...
Michael Burkhardt, 2010
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From Simple Verbs to Periphrastic Expressions: The ...
19c: to set [one's] hand to: to lay hold of, take into one's hand; fig. to set about, engage upon) (b) They wyll not ones set hande to fight with me. (1560 Thersites [ Roxb.] 47; OED, s.v. set, def. 19c) (c) He set his hand to this good work. (1889 F.
Meiko Matsumoto, 2008
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
... to adorn: toplace against asan equivalent; Seton(B.), toattack; Set on, or upon, to instigate: to employ: tofix upon: (B.) to attack; Set one's face, to turn one's self resolutely towards; Set one's hand to, to sign; Set one's self,to bendone's energies ...
Various
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Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
... ^UI^ I To set one's hand to, to undertake to do qlsi <J<JMl I By show of hands, voting by raising hands for a motion f^ft 3TcT % W f *>T*T <J<JI=K 15 ^RT ITo slow one's hand, to expose one's purpose tHt TOTT I To strike hands, to enter into a ...
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta, 1998
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An abridgment of Ainsworth's dictionary: English and Latin : ...
7 Го set one's, hand to a piece о/ work, Aliquid suscipire i nlicui rei operam dare, in aliquid diligi nt.-r inrum- oire. To •□ writing, Ousigno, nionu sua subst ritiere. To set, or /«y, heends on, Prchenso, prebendo ; itt aliquem. vet aliquid, nia- HU« . i ...
Robert Ainsworth, Thomas Morell, John Carey, 1837
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Grande Dizionario Italiano Ed Inglese Edizione Fatta Su ...
To set one's hand to a thing, sotnerzio. tnscrivere che chi' si sia. To set one's SET, adj. messo. V. To Set Set meal, name to a letter, sottoscrivere una lettera. pasto regolato. 'Set price, prezzo stnbiltto,:10 set, v.n. as the planets do, tramontare.
‎1832

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