Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables: at -hand
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Within easy reach; nearby.

prep_phrase

prep_phrase

Currently receiving attention.

Example Sentences

"I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up."
"The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea."
"Blessed is hee that readeth, and they that heare the words of this prophesie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand."
"At last, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement. He felt it, as did the other dogs, and knew that a change was at hand."
"The problem at hand is not the inability of the Arabs and the Jews to live together peacefully."

Phrases

near at hand

Frequently Paired Words

near at hand

Synonyms

handy to hand on hand at one's fingertips at one's fingers' ends approaching imminent in hand

Questions

What does at hand mean?: Within easy reach; nearby.

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