adj
Meaning 1
Nearby; close at hand; nigh; adjacent.
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nearhand
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UK: /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/
adv
Meaning 2
Nearly.
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Usage: dialectal, not-comparable
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adv
Meaning 3
Nearby; near at hand.
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Usage: dialectal, not-comparable
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prep
Meaning 4
Nearby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Etymology
From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerehonde, equivalent to near + hand.
From Middle English nerehand, nerhond, nerehande, equivalent to near + hand.
From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerhande, from the adverb (above). Equivalent to near + hand.