handwriting
gb/hˈændɹˌaɪtɪŋ/ us/hˈændɹˌaɪtɪŋ/
A2
Inglês
~ 7300
kézírás, íráskép, kézzel írt szöveg, kézirat
SUBSTANTIVO
A2
1
Padrão de uso:
[someone]'s handwriting is [adjective]
Her handwriting is so neat that it looks like a font.
Olyan szabályos a kézírása, mintha nyomtatott betűtípus lenne.
The doctor’s handwriting was almost impossible to read.
Az orvos kézírása szinte olvashatatlan volt.
His handwriting changed after he injured his hand.
The teacher praised Maria’s clear, careful handwriting.
I recognized his handwriting on the envelope immediately.
Exemplos para estudantes
Your handwriting is very clear.
Nagyon jól olvasható a kézírásod.
I cannot read this because the handwriting is bad.
Nem tudom ezt elolvasni, mert rossz a kézírás.
The teacher likes my neat handwriting.
Her handwriting is small but easy to read.
This note is in my mother’s handwriting.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes treat "handwriting" as plural and say *handwritings* or use a plural verb, e.g. *My handwriting are bad.* In standard English, "handwriting" is almost always uncountable and takes a singular verb: "My handwriting is bad." Learners may also confuse "handwriting" with "signature"; a signature is a person’s name written in a special way, while handwriting is their general style of writing.
Significado
someone's style of writing by hand
Colocações
neat handwriting
|messy handwriting
|good handwriting
|bad handwriting
|illegible handwriting
|in [someone]'s handwriting
Sinônimos
writing (General term; can refer to content or style, while "handwriting" focuses on how the letters look when written by hand.)
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penmanship (More formal and slightly old-fashioned; often used when judging the beauty or skill of handwriting.)
Antônimos
typing (Refers to producing text with a keyboard instead of writing by hand, so it contrasts with handwriting as a manual, pen-on-paper activity.)
Temas
education
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definição
The special way your letters and numbers look when you write by hand.
The distinctive way in which a person forms letters and numbers when writing by hand, including its overall appearance and readability.
SUBSTANTIVO
B1
2
Padrão de uso:
[something] is in handwriting
The letter is in her handwriting, so we know she wrote it.
A levél az ő kézírásával készült, ezért tudjuk, hogy ő írta.
The museum displayed the poet’s original handwriting in a glass case.
A múzeum üvegvitrinben állította ki a költő eredeti kéziratát.
Please fill out the form in clear handwriting.
The handwriting on this old postcard has faded with time.
He kept the contract in her handwriting as proof.
Exemplos para estudantes
This note is in my teacher’s handwriting.
Ez a jegyzet a tanárom kézírásával van írva.
I like to keep cards with my friends’ handwriting.
Szeretem megtartani a barátaim kézírásával írt lapokat.
Please write your answers in handwriting, not on the computer.
The diary is full of small, careful handwriting.
We saw the king’s handwriting in the old book.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say *handwritten* when they mean the noun, as in *I like your handwritten.* The correct noun is "handwriting": "I like your handwriting." "Handwritten" is an adjective used before a noun: "a handwritten note."
Significado
text produced by writing by hand
Colocações
original handwriting
|handwriting on the note
|old handwriting
|in clear handwriting
Sinônimos
manuscript (Refers to a handwritten or typed document, especially a book or article before printing; more formal and often used in publishing or history.)
|
handwritten text (More explicit descriptive phrase; focuses only on the fact that the text is written by hand, without implying style.)
Antônimos
print (Refers to text produced by a printer or printing press, contrasting with text written by hand.)
Temas
education
|documents
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Words on paper that someone wrote by hand, not with a computer or printer.
Text or documents that have been produced by writing with a pen, pencil, or similar tool, rather than by printing or typing.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
handwriting
AFI
GB/hˈændɹˌaɪtɪŋ/
US/hˈændɹˌaɪtɪŋ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
hand - writ - ing (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (hand)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: handwriting
- Plural: handwriting, handwritings
Família de palavras
Forms
handwritings
noun
Core family
handwritten
adjective
handwrite
verb
Related words
writing
noun A1
legible
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
illegible
adjective
unreadable
adjective
Advanced or less common
penmanship
noun
Expressões
the handwriting is on the wall
1/ðə hˈændɹˌaɪtɪŋ ˈɪz ˈɔn ðə wˈɔl/
idiom
clear sign of coming failure
There is a clear sign that something will soon fail or end badly, even if it has not happened yet.
Exemplos
- Sales have fallen for three years in a row; the handwriting is on the wall for the company.
- When the star player left, the handwriting was on the wall for the team’s season.
- With so many people leaving the project, the handwriting is on the wall.