What is the meaning of on the one hand?

adverb

  • From one point of view.
    • usage: "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
7
 
|15 years ago|651 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). on the one hand. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/on_the_one_hand/definitions/1252691
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "on the one hand" http://smartdefine.org/on_the_one_hand/definitions/1252691 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, on the one hand, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/on_the_one_hand/definitions/1252691>.
MLAWordNet. "on the one hand" 23 October 2010. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/on_the_one_hand/definitions/1252691>