at all hands

prepositional phrase

From all angles; from every direction; generally.

“Dec. 24, 1858, Carl Schurz, letter to Hon. J. F. Potter I would have stopped it, for the reason that my name cannot be used in connection with a nomination unless the thing is understood at all hands”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. archaicidiomaticFrom all angles; from every direction; generally.

    Dec. 24, 1858, Carl Schurz, letter to Hon. J. F. Potter I would have stopped it, for the reason that my name cannot be used in connection with a nomination unless the thing is understood at all hands

    Synonyms: on all hands, on every hand

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseFrom all angles; from every direction; generally.

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on all handson every hand

Translations

Esperanto ĉiuflanke
  • ĉiuflankeon all sides, from every direction, generally
Cite this entry
APA

at all hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20all%20hands

MLA

“at all hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20all%20hands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at all hands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20all%20hands.

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