near hand
1 of 3adverb
chiefly Scottish
1
: close by
2
: almost, nearly
near hand
2 of 3preposition
chiefly Scottish
: close to : next to : near
near hand
3 of 3adjective
chiefly Scottish
: adjacent, near
Word History
Etymology
Adverb and Adjective
Middle English nerhand, nerehand, from ner, nere near + hand
Preposition
Middle English nerhand, nerehand, from nerhand, nerehand, adverb
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