"give someone a hand" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give someone a hand.ogg Forms: gives someone a hand [present, singular, third-person], giving someone a hand [participle, present], gave someone a hand [past], given someone a hand [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> someone a hand}} give someone a hand (third-person singular simple present gives someone a hand, present participle giving someone a hand, simple past gave someone a hand, past participle given someone a hand)
  1. (idiomatic) To help, aid, or assist. Tags: idiomatic Translations (1. To help, aid, or assist.): jemandem zur Hand gehen (German), yardım eli uzatmak (Turkish), yardım elini uzatmak (Turkish), desti dayen (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-give_someone_a_hand-en-verb-4Pw8CSTV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of '1. To help, aid, or assist.': 100 0
  2. (idiomatic) To applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: lend someone a hand
    Sense id: en-give_someone_a_hand-en-verb-qCCwhxB3
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          "word": "jemandem zur Hand gehen"
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      "sense": "1. To help, aid, or assist.",
      "word": "jemandem zur Hand gehen"
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      "sense": "1. To help, aid, or assist.",
      "word": "yardım eli uzatmak"
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