come to hand
To become available, often unexpectedly, or randomlyTo become available, often unexpectedly, or randomly.
» Come out with your hands up.
Kommen Sie mit erhobenen Händen heraus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Выходите с поднятыми руками. — Lenin_1917
Выходите наружу с поднятыми руками. — Lenin_1917
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo become available, often unexpectedly, or randomly.
She fought off the intruder with whatever came to hand.
(US)To perform well, to come under control.
The horse came to hand, and won first prize.
- be revealed or disclosed
Examples
39 sentencesCome out with your hands up.
ruВыходите с поднятыми руками. — Lenin_1917
deKommen Sie mit erhobenen Händen heraus! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom came in and handed a message to Mary.
Tom told me he didn't want to come home empty-handed.
ruТом сказал мне, что не хочет приходить домой с пустыми руками. — marafon
Tom told me that he didn't want to come home empty-handed.
ruТом сказал мне, что не хочет приходить домой с пустыми руками. — marafon
deTom sagte mir, dass er nicht mit leeren Händen nach Hause kommen wollte. — samueldora
Come on, take my hand.
Forms
comes to hand, coming to hand, came to hand, come to hand| Base form | come to hand · to come to hand |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes to hand |
| Present participle | coming to hand |
| Past simple | came to hand |
| Past participle | come to hand |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- be revealed or disclosed:come to light
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.