(CLOSE / NEAR) AT HAND

Meaning of (CLOSE / NEAR) AT HAND in English

close to you in time or distance :

Help was at hand.

The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

NEAR — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, nere, from Old English nēar — more at near II obsolete : nearer II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEAR — — nearness , n. /near/ , adv., nearer, nearest , adj., nearer, nearest , prep., v. adv. 1. close; to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — I. ˈnir adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, partly from ner nearer, from Old English nēar, comparative of nēah nigh; partly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEAR — adv closely; intimately. 2. near ·adj close-fisted; parsimonious. 3. near ·adv nearly; almost; well-nigh. 4. near ·adv closely connected or …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
NEAR — [near] adv [ME ner, partly fr. ner nearer, fr. OE near, comparative of neah nigh; partly fr. ON naer nearer, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEAR — near BrE AmE nɪə AmE nɪ ə r ▷ neared nɪəd AmE nɪ ə rd ▷ nearer ˈnɪər ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — / nɪə(r); NAmE nɪr/ adjective , adverb , preposition , verb ■ adjective ( near·er , near·est ) HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — I. near 1 S1 W1 /nɪə $ nɪr/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . SHORT DISTANCE AWAY only a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1. (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — ( nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES almost/nearly/near perfect ▪ His collection included an almost perfect skeleton of an armadillo. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEAR — Synonyms and related words : about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEAR — I. verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ deadline Near is used with these nouns as …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEAR — See ↑ NEAR 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ around/near there • ↑ be a near thing/close thing • ↑ be a …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — INDEX: 1. not far away 2. near where you live 3. easy to get to 4. the nearest house/shop/station etc …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — adj. 25B6; adverb her children all live near : CLOSE (BY), nearby, close/near at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
NEAR — adjective 1 BAD : He decided to visit a friend who lived very near from where he was at that …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn : not distant б) более …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука (кисть) to clap one's hands ≈ хлопать, апплодировать to clasp, grab, grasp hand ≈ сжать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — near.ogg 1. nıə a 1. близкий; тесно связанный near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — hand.ogg 1. hænd n _I 1. рука, кисть руки cupped hands - горсть; пригоршня the back of the hand - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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