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at hand

at hand
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at hand]
    • /æt hænd/
    • /ət hænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at hand]
    • /æt hænd/

Definitions of at hand words

  • phrase at hand If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time. 3
  • noun at hand very near or close, esp in time 3
  • noun at hand near; close by 3
  • noun at hand immediately available 3
  • noun at hand the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
  • noun at hand the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
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Origin of at hand

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus

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Parts of speech for At hand

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of At hand

at hand popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

at hand usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for at hand

adv at hand

  • accessible — If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
  • impending — about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
  • nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
All 5 Synonyms of at hand

Antonyms for at hand

adv at hand

  • far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
Just one Antonym for at hand

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