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ready to hand

ready to hand adjective: close to a person and therefore available for use when necessary.

Adjective

ready to hand (not comparable)

  1. close to a person and therefore available for use when necessary

Questions about ready to hand

What does ready to hand mean?
Ready to hand means close to a person and therefore available for use when necessary.
What part of speech is ready to hand?
Ready to hand is an adjective.

Words near ready to hand in the dictionary

  1. ready reckoners
  2. ready room
  3. ready rooms
  4. ready salted
  5. ready to be tied
  6. ready to hand
  7. ready to rock
  8. ready to rock and roll
  9. ready to roll
  10. ready up
  11. ready, aim, fire

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