Definition of On the other hand

1. Adverb. (contrastive) from another point of view. "Then again, she might not go"

Exact synonyms: But Then, Then Again
Antonyms: On The One Hand

Definition of On the other hand

1. Adverb. (context: sequence idiomatic) From another point of view ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of On The Other Hand

on the latch
on the level
on the line
on the lookout
on the loose
on the loose(p)
on the make
on the market
on the mend
on the money
on the move
on the nail
on the nose
on the offensive(p)
on the one hand
on the other hand (current term)
on the outs
on the pill
on the plus side
on the point of
on the prowl
on the qt
on the qui vive
on the quiet(p)
on the radar
on the rampage
on the receiving end

Literary usage of On the other hand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... and they, on the other hand, verified Solomon's words in another place: " The diligent hand maketh rich;" for every thing grew and thrived, ..."

2. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"... question which has been often treated in modem times by theologians and philosophers, of the negative nature of evil (cp. on the other hand, x. 610). ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"It was not so in antiquity, 'for while no fragment remains to us of the highest development of chromatic effect in sculpture, on the other hand there were ..."

4. Quo Vadis: A Tale of the Time of Nero by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1897)
"on the other hand he was comforted by an inference from the old man's words that ... on the other hand ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"Chloroform, on the other hand, produces a slight decrease during deep and an increase during light narcosis. Hence the specific gravity can not be regarded ..."

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