shake hands
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shake hands
verb shakes hands · shaking hands · shook hands · shaken hands
- To grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc. Gerald was enthusiastic. After a while they shook hands, it being time to separate. And for a long time Selwyn sat there alone in the visitors' room, absent-eyed, facing the blazing fire of cannel coal.
- To part, to say farewell. But thou and I have shaken hands, Till growing winters lay me low; My paths are in the fields I know, And thine in undiscover’d lands.
noun
- an instance of shaking hands; a handshake Many a shake hands did I get from the neighbours’ sons, wishing me joy
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verb grasp another person's hands
| Español | darse la mano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 악수하다 aksuhada |
| 日本語 | 握手する akushu suru, ハンドシェークする handoshēku suru |
| 中文 | 握手 wòshǒu |
| हिन्दी | हाथ दबाना hāth dabānā |
| Português | apertar as mãos |
| Français | serrer la main |
| Deutsch | Hände schütteln |
| Italiano | stringere la mano |
| Русский | пожима́ть ру́ку požimátʹ rúku, пожа́ть ру́ку požátʹ rúku |
| Tiếng Việt | bắt tay |
| العربية | صَافَحَ ṣāfaḥa |
| עברית | לחצו ידיים / לָחֲצוּ יָדַיִם lakhtsú yadáyim |
Talk about this word "shake hands." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shake%20hands. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shake hands. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20hands "shake hands." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20hands.
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@misc{shake_hands_2026,
title = {shake hands},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20hands},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
