on the one hand

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on the one hand

phrase on one hand

  1. idiomatic, sequence From one point of view. On the one hand, it was quite a good bargain, but on the other hand, do we really need a second car?

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prep_phrase from one point of view

Españolpor un lado
日本語一方 ippō
中文一方面 yī fāngmiàn, 一來 /一来 yīlái
Portuguêspor um lado
Françaisd'un côté
Deutschzum einen, einerseits
Italianoda un lato
Ελληνικάαφενός afenós
Românăpe de-o parte
Русскийс одно́й стороны́ s odnój storoný

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"on the one hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20one%20hand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"on the one hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20one%20hand.

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@misc{on_the_one_hand_2026,
  title = {on the one hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20one%20hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}