English Explanatory Dictionary

on hand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Available; ready; in stock.

Pronunciation

En-au-on hand.ogg

Word forms

on hand on-hand onhand

Etymology

From Middle English *onhande, onhende, from Old English onhende (“on hand, demanding attention”), from Proto-Germanic *anahandijaz. Equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur (“within reach”). Compare offhand.

Synonyms

at hand handy to hand

Related words

on one's hands
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