nearhand

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerehonde, equivalent to near +‎ hand. ==== Adjective ==== nearhand (comparative more nearhand, superlative most nearhand) Nearby; close at hand; nigh; adjacent. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English nerehand, nerhond, nerehande, equivalent to near +‎ hand. ==== Adverb ==== nearhand (not comparable) (now dialectal) Nearly. (now dialectal) Nearby; near at hand. === Etymology 3 === From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerhande, from the adverb (above). Equivalent to near +‎ hand. ==== Preposition ==== nearhand (now dialectal) Nearby.