shake hands meaning

UK /ʃeɪk hændz/ US /ʃeɪk hændz/ 2 syllables

shake hands (verb): take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation.

Definition of shake hands

  1. take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

    Type of: greet

    Related forms: handshake, handshaking

How to pronounce shake hands

shake hands is pronounced /ʃeɪk hændz/ in British English and /ʃeɪk hændz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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