prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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prep_phrase
Meaning 1
From another point of view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, sequence
Examples
Well yes, it was quite a good bargain; on the other hand, do we really need one?
1950, Bertrand Russell, acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature I maintain, however, on the one hand, that there are few occasions upon which large bodies of men, such as politics is concerned with, can rise above selfishness, while, on the other hand, there are a very great many circumstances in which populations will fall below selfishness, if selfishness is interpreted as enlightened self-interest.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
(contrastive) from another point of view
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good
then again, she might not go
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: then again, but then
Antonyms: on the one hand
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
88 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
nga ana tjetër
— from another point of view
Arabic:
من ناحية أخرى
— from another point of view
Arabic:
من جهة أخرى
— from another point of view
Aragonese:
d'atra man
— from another point of view
Armenian:
մյուս կողմից
(myus koġmicʻ)
— from another point of view
Bulgarian:
от дру́га страна́
(ot drúga straná)
— from another point of view
Catalan:
per altra banda
— from another point of view
Catalan:
d'altra banda
— from another point of view
Chinese Mandarin:
另一方面
(lìngyī fāngmiàn)
— from another point of view
Chinese Mandarin:
反過來 /反过来
(fǎnguòlái)
— from another point of view
Czech:
na druhou stranu
— from another point of view
Czech:
z druhé strany
— from another point of view
Danish:
på den anden side
— from another point of view
Dutch:
daarentegen
— from another point of view
Dutch:
anderzijds
— from another point of view
Esperanto:
aliflanke
— from another point of view
Finnish:
toisaalta
— from another point of view
French:
d'un autre côté
— from another point of view
French:
en revanche
— from another point of view
French:
par contre
— from another point of view
French:
cela dit
— from another point of view
Galician:
por outra banda
— from another point of view
Galician:
en troques
— from another point of view
Georgian:
მეორე მხრივ
(meore mxriv)
— from another point of view
German:
auf der anderen Seite
— from another point of view
German:
andererseits
— from another point of view
German:
hingegen
— from another point of view
German:
zum anderen
— from another point of view
Greek:
από την άλλη
(apó tin álli)
— from another point of view
Greek:
από την άλλη πλευρά
(apó tin álli plevrá)
— from another point of view
Greek:
αφετέρου
(afetérou)
— from another point of view
Hebrew:
מֵאִידָךְ גִּיסָא
(meiydákh gisá)
— from another point of view
Hebrew:
מִצַּד שֵׁנִי
(mitsád shení)
— from another point of view
Hungarian:
másrészt
— from another point of view
Hungarian:
másfelől
— from another point of view
Hungarian:
viszont
— from another point of view
Icelandic:
hins vegar
— from another point of view
Icelandic:
á hinn bóginn
— from another point of view
Icelandic:
að hinu leytinu
— from another point of view
Icelandic:
aftur á móti
— from another point of view
Irish:
os a choinne sin
— from another point of view
Irish:
ar an lámh eile
— from another point of view
Italian:
dall'altro
— from another point of view
Italian:
dall'altro lato
— from another point of view
Japanese:
その反面
(sono hanmen)
— from another point of view
Japanese:
他方
(tahō)
— from another point of view
Korean:
또 한편
(tto hanpyeon)
— from another point of view
Korean:
반면에
(banmyeone)
— from another point of view
Latin:
contra
— from another point of view
Latin:
autem
— from another point of view
Macedonian:
од друга страна
(od druga strana)
— from another point of view
Māori:
manohi
— from another point of view
Māori:
manohi anō
— from another point of view
Māori:
kāpā
— from another point of view
Eastern Mari:
гын
(gyn)
— from another point of view
Norwegian:
på den annen side
— from another point of view
Occitan:
d'autra banda
— from another point of view
Odia:
କଅଁଣ ନାଁ
(Kaañṇa nāñ)
— from another point of view
Persian:
از طرف دیگر
(az taraf-e digar)
— from another point of view
Persian:
از سویی دیگر
(az suyi digar)
— from another point of view
Polish:
z drugiej strony
— from another point of view
Polish:
natomiast
— from another point of view
Portuguese:
por outro lado
— from another point of view
Romanian:
pe de altă parte
— from another point of view
Russian:
с друго́й стороны́
(s drugój storoný)
— from another point of view
Russian:
зато́
(zató)
— from another point of view
Scottish Gaelic:
air an làimh eile
— from another point of view
Serbo-Croatian:
с друге стране
— from another point of view
Serbo-Croatian:
у другу руку
— from another point of view
Serbo-Croatian:
s druge strane
— from another point of view
Serbo-Croatian:
u drugu ruku
— from another point of view
Spanish:
por otro lado
— from another point of view
Spanish:
por otra parte
— from another point of view
Spanish:
por contra
— from another point of view
Swedish:
å andra sidan
— from another point of view
Swedish:
däremot
— from another point of view
Tagalog:
sa kabilang banda
— from another point of view
Turkish:
diğer taraftan
— from another point of view
Turkish:
ancak
— from another point of view
Turkish:
diğer yandan
— from another point of view
Turkish:
ne var ki
— from another point of view
Turkish:
gel gelelim
— from another point of view
Udmurt:
соласянь
(solaśań)
— from another point of view
Ukrainian:
з і́ншого боку
(z ínšoho boku)
— from another point of view
Urdu:
دُوسْرِی طَرَف
(dūsrī taraf)
— from another point of view
Urdu:
دُوسْرِی اور
(dūsrī or)
— from another point of view
Vietnamese:
mặt khác
— from another point of view
Welsh:
ar y llaw arall
— from another point of view