"to hand" meaning in English

See to hand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to hand, {{en-PP}} to hand
  1. Readily available; within easy reach; nearby. Synonyms: at hand, handy, on hand, to one's hand
    Sense id: en-to_hand-en-prep_phrase-TXT6NBv- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1953, Saul Bellow, chapter 5, in The Adventures of Augie March, New York: Viking Press, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Einhorn had a teaching turn […] And with his son at the university I was the only student he had to hand.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Readily available; within easy reach; nearby."
      ],
      "id": "en-to_hand-en-prep_phrase-TXT6NBv-",
      "links": [
        [
          "available",
          "available"
        ],
        [
          "easy",
          "easy"
        ],
        [
          "reach",
          "reach"
        ],
        [
          "nearby",
          "nearby"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "at hand"
        },
        {
          "word": "handy"
        },
        {
          "word": "on hand"
        },
        {
          "word": "to one's hand"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "to hand"
}
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        "Readily available; within easy reach; nearby."
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        ],
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          "easy",
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        ],
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          "reach",
          "reach"
        ],
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          "nearby",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "at hand"
    },
    {
      "word": "handy"
    },
    {
      "word": "on hand"
    },
    {
      "word": "to one's hand"
    }
  ],
  "word": "to hand"
}

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