in hand meaning

Definition of in hand in English Dictionary

• PrepositionSUF-and+-
  1. In physical possession; at one's disposal.
  2. Held in the hand.
     1. Pen in hand, I turned back to the letter I was writing.
  3. (obsolete) In the presence of a particular person.
  4. Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed.
  5. Under control.
     1. You need to get this situation in hand, and fast.
  6. (snooker, billiards, pool) Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player.
  7. (sports, chiefly Britain) Still to be played.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • Historical writing proliferates in examples of tendentious accounts of national history, where the “whitewashing” of one history goes hand in hand with the “blackwashing” of another.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Phrases
     • Prepositional phrases
  2. Prepositions
     • Prepositional phrases

Other Vocabulary

1. en on hand
2. en inland
3. en unhand
4. en inband
5. en onhand