Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Close to a person and therefore available for use when necessary

More definitions
  • easy to reach

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The ship is finally ready to be handed over.

  2. Keep the dictionary ready at hand.

  3. What isn't ready to hand, what one can't find at two o'clock in the morning, one doesn't own that.

    deWas nicht griffbereit ist, was man nicht nachts um zwei Uhr finden kann, das besitzt man nicht. — Esperantostern

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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