"in hand" meaning in English

See in hand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

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  1. In physical possession; at one's disposal. Synonyms: at hand, on hand, to hand, handy, ;, at the ready Translations (at one's disposal): sous la main (French), കയ്യിൽ (kayyil) (Malayalam)
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  2. Held in the hand or hands. Derived forms: cap in hand, cash in hand, four-in-hand, hat in hand, three-in-hand Translations (held in the hand): en main (French), in mano (Italian), കയ്യിൽ (kayyil) (Malayalam)
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  3. (obsolete) In the presence of a particular person. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-in_hand-en-prep_phrase-3QaQEZdO
  4. Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed.
    Sense id: en-in_hand-en-prep_phrase-Oy8H3A-u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malayalam translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 3 19 0 23 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 2 18 0 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 23 2 20 0 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 24 1 21 0 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 18 2 20 0 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19
  5. Under control. Translations (under control): sous contrôle (French), in mano (Italian), sub frenō (Latin), in frenīs (Latin), കയ്യിൽ (kayyil) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-in_hand-en-prep_phrase-jsfVSpZp Disambiguation of 'under control': 0 0 0 3 97 0 0
  6. (snooker, billiards, pool) Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player. Categories (topical): Billiards, Snooker
    Sense id: en-in_hand-en-prep_phrase-O2tzwEN9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malayalam translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 3 19 0 23 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 2 18 0 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 23 2 20 0 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 24 1 21 0 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 18 2 20 0 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, pool, snooker, sports
  7. (sports, chiefly UK) Still to be played. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-in_hand-en-prep_phrase-YvITkxPu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malayalam translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 3 19 0 23 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 23 2 18 0 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 23 2 20 0 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 24 1 21 0 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 18 2 20 0 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 21 20 2 21 0 18 19 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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          "ref": "1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 6, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 119:",
          "text": "'What have they to do with the matter in hand - the murder on this train?'",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 44:",
          "text": "They form part of the vast electrification and reconstruction schemes which have been in hand for a number of years at Liverpool Street, and in suburban Essex, and include the rearrangement of tracks, of which the Ilford flyover forms part; the modern signal boxes, now needed only at key points; the electric control or sub-stations; and a large electric car shed.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed."
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "out of hand#Adjective"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You need to get this situation in hand, and fast.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Under control."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Under control",
          "under control"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Billiards",
        "en:Snooker"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snooker",
          "snooker#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "billiards",
          "billiards"
        ],
        [
          "cue ball",
          "cue ball"
        ],
        [
          "player",
          "player"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(snooker, billiards, pool) Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "billiards",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "pool",
        "snooker",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 September 16, The Guardian:",
          "text": "At the other end […] the Sounders completed a run that had taken them from 15 points off the lead, to first place in the Supporters Shield standings with two games in hand.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Still to be played."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports, chiefly UK) Still to be played."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at one's disposal",
      "word": "sous la main"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kayyil",
      "sense": "at one's disposal",
      "word": "കയ്യിൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "held in the hand",
      "word": "en main"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "held in the hand",
      "word": "in mano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kayyil",
      "sense": "held in the hand",
      "word": "കയ്യിൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "under control",
      "word": "sous contrôle"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "under control",
      "word": "in mano"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "under control",
      "word": "sub frenō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "under control",
      "word": "in frenīs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kayyil",
      "sense": "under control",
      "word": "കയ്യിൽ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in hand"
}

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