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at the hands of

prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep

Meaning 1

By the actions of (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَحْتَ تَصَرُف (taḥta taṣaruf) — by the actions of
  • Arabic: تحت تصرف (taḥt taṣaruf) — by the actions of
  • Armenian: կողմից (koġmicʻ) — by the actions of
  • Armenian: ձեռքով (jeṙkʻov) — by the actions of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經...之手 /经...之手 (jīng ... zhī shǒu) — by the actions of
  • Dutch: door toedoen van — by the actions of
  • Finnish: toimesta — by the actions of
  • French: aux mains de — by the actions of
  • German: seitens — by the actions of
  • German: von Seiten — by the actions of
  • German: durch — by the actions of
  • Italian: da parte di — by the actions of
  • Italian: per mano di — by the actions of
  • Latin: ab — by the actions of
  • Latin: a — by the actions of
  • Polish: z rąk — by the actions of
  • Portuguese: pelas mãos de — by the actions of
  • Russian: от рук (ot ruk) — by the actions of
  • Spanish: en manos de — by the actions of
  • Vietnamese: dưới bàn tay của — by the actions of
  • Vietnamese: dưới tay của — by the actions of