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Meanings of handy in English

Easy to reach.

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Comfortable and easy to use.

Handy.

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Usage of handy in English
1
Just in case it will come in handy one day, she said.
BBC
2
Politicians find it a handy indication of the way public opinion swings.
The Last Gladiatrix
3
Also read: A handy guide to becoming a 'useless car facts' expert
The South African
4
Might they not come in handy at some point in the future?
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
5
My father is rather handy and promised to look into its health.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
6
The schooling I had received in the silhouettes presently came in handy.
The Secrets of the German War Office
7
As far as I'm concerned it was just a rather handy coincidence.
The Guardian
8
Home Affairs has some handy information here in case you get stuck.
The South African
9
Yet the handy commute to the city isn't its only main draw.
The Irish Times
10
So we gathered him in handy as the pocket in your shirt.
The Highgrader
11
It was handy for Everton though: Duncan Ferguson among others was injured.
The Guardian
12
She had experience with unpopularity; it would have come in handy now.
Cleopatra: a life
13
Below are a few handy tips to help you along the way.
Ebony
14
This is where user history comes in handy as a starting point.
Wired
15
It can also restart crashed processes, which can come in quite handy.
Python for unix and linux system administration
16
He catches flies at second slip and provides handy late runs, too.
The Guardian
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Handy across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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