lend a hand

verb

To help or assist, especially voluntarily.

“If we all lend a hand, the work will go quickly.”

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Meanings

verblend a hand (third-person singular simple present lends a hand, present participle lending a hand, simple past and past participle lent a hand)

present singular third person lends a hand · participle present lending a hand · participle past lent a hand · past lent a hand

  1. idiomaticTo help or assist, especially voluntarily.

    If we all lend a hand, the work will go quickly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
besteadhelpsuccourthrow someone a rope

Translations

Arabic مد يد العون
  • مد يد العون (madda yada l-ʿawn)to help or assist
Catalan donar un cop de mà
  • donar un cop de màto help or assist
Finnish auttaa
  • auttaato help or assist
German jemandem zur Hand gehen
  • jemandem zur Hand gehento help or assist
Italian dare una mano
  • dare una manoto help or assist
Japanese 手を貸す
  • 手を貸す (te o kasu)to help or assist
Polish podawać pomocną dłoń, podać pomocną dłoń
  • podawać pomocną dłońto help or assist
  • podać pomocną dłońto help or assist
Portuguese dar a mão, dar uma mão
  • dar a mãoto help or assist
  • dar uma mãoto help or assist
Spanish tender / echar una mano, echar un cable
  • tender / echar una manoto help or assist
  • echar un cableto help or assist
  • echar un capoteto help or assist
Swedish ge någon en hand
  • ge någon en handto help or assist
Vietnamese góp tay
  • góp tayto help or assist
Cite this entry
APA

lend a hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lend%20a%20hand

MLA

“lend a hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lend%20a%20hand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lend a hand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lend%20a%20hand.

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