Phrase guide

on the other hand

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

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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