to hand

1. Also, at hand . Nearby, accessible, as in I don't have the right tools to hand but asked her to get them for me . [c. 1300]

2. Also, in hand . In one's possession, as in He had their letter to hand , or She had the money in hand . The first term dates from the mid-1700s, the second from about 1200. Also see hand to hand .

Example Sentences

But he could make no ground on the Haas and after the group all pitted for a second time, the tyres cooked by their efforts, it was Piastri who came through, and Russell had to hand sixth back to Antonelli.

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Hamas has transferred 15 out of 28 deceased Israeli hostages under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire deal, which requires it to hand over all hostage bodies.

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Le Pen and lawmakers in Sarkozy’s conservative party want to restrict judges’ ability to hand down sentences with “provisional” enforcement.

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Martin dropped the children outside Elaine's house before going to hand himself in at Brighton Police Station.

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So battered had Intel become that even a company that was a scrappy rival a half-decade ago—Nvidia—wasn’t afraid to hand Intel wads of cash last month in the form of an equity investment, along with a close partnership on chip development.

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