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Finger: Meaning, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：digit of hand (finger)

finger 🔊

/ˈfɪŋɡər/

n./v.

One of the five long, thin parts at the end of your hand. You use them to hold things, point, and feel things.

Human hand with five fingers spread apart showing joints

digit of hand 🔊

➕

/ˈdɪdʒɪt əv hænd/

n./v.

One of the five slender, jointed extensions at the end of the human hand, used for gripping, touching, and gesturing.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Proto-Germanic *fingraz, related to 'five' (the five digits).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine each finger is a 'fin' on your hand, helping you 'fin-ger' or feel things.

📖 Example

The little girl carefully counted on her fingers to solve the math problem. 🔊 The little girl used her fingers to count and solve the math exercise.

🔗 Collocations

index finger – the finger next to the thumb, often used for pointing

finger print – the unique pattern of ridges on a fingertip

finger food – food that can be eaten without utensils

🔄 Synonyms

digit (n.) – a finger or toe; any of the five terminal parts of the hand or foot

phalanx (n.) – a bone of a finger or toe; also a segment of a digit

appendage (n.) – a projecting part of the body, such as a finger or limb

🌱 Derivatives

fingerprint (n.) – a mark made by the tip of a finger

fingernail (n.) – the hard covering at the end of a finger

fingertip (n.) – the end of a finger

📖 Cultural Story

Finger derives from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, linked to 'five'. The 'fingers crossed' gesture for good luck began as a secret Christian sign during Roman persecution.

Meaning 2：touch with fingers (finger)

finger 🔊

/ˈfɪŋɡər/

n./v.

To touch or feel something with your fingers, or to point at someone with your finger, often to accuse them.

Index finger touching smartphone screen for interaction

touch with fingers 🔊

➕

/tʌtʃ wɪð ˈfɪŋɡərz/

n./v.

To feel, handle, or manipulate something using the fingers; also to point at someone with a finger, often to accuse or identify.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

She gently fingered the smooth surface of the old photograph, lost in memories. 🔊 She softly touched the smooth surface of the old photograph with her fingers, reminiscing.

🔗 Collocations

finger a suspect – to identify or accuse someone as the perpetrator

finger the evidence – to touch or examine physical evidence with one's fingers

finger a map – to trace a route or location on a map with a finger

🔄 Synonyms

touch (v.) – to come into contact with something physically

handle (v.) – to feel or manipulate with the hands

point (v.) – to direct one's finger at something or someone

🚫 Antonyms

ignore (v.) – to refuse to pay attention to something

avoid (v.) – to keep away from something or someone

🌱 Derivatives

fingering (n.) – the action of touching or manipulating with the fingers