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Meaning of at hand | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Within easy reach; nearby.
  2. Near; soon.
  3. Currently receiving attention.

Equivalents

Bosanski blizak
Català a mà
Čeština nablízku po ruce
Ελληνικά προκείμενος
Español a mano
Galego á man
Hrvatski blizak
한국어 눈앞
Nederlands voorhanden
Português à mão
Русский под руко́й
Српски blizak
Українська напохваті

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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