on hand
(UK also to hand)Definition
C2 near to someone or something, and ready to help or be used if necessary: A 1,200-strong military force will be on hand to monitor the ceasefire. For those of you who don't have an atlas to hand, Newcastle is a city in the northeast of England.Available and accessiblePresent
(Definition of on hand from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accessible adjective
- at your command idiom
- availability noun
- available adjective
- be there for sb idiom
- bookable adjective (ARRANGE)
- clear adjective (NOT BLOCKED)
- come out phrasal verb (BE PUBLISHED)
- come verb (EXIST)
- go verb (BE SOLD)
- on stream idiom
- open adjective (AVAILABLE)
- open sth up phrasal verb (SITUATION)
- open verb (AVAILABLE)
- ready adjective (PREPARED)
- ready to hand idiom
- ready-made adjective
- rerelease verb
- shelf noun
- vacant adjective (EMPTY)
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