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hand 2, verb (oh)



2 W2S2 v [T]
to give something to someone else with your hand
hand sb sth
¡¡He handed the teacher a slip of paper.
hand sth to sb
¡¡He lit a cigarette and handed it to her.
¡¡This form must be handed to all employees.
you have to hand it to sb
spoken used to say that you admire someone
¡¡You have to hand it to her. She's really made a success of that company.
hand around [hand sth ¡û¡ú around] phr v
to offer something to each person in a group
¡¡Willie helped hand the mugs around.
hand back [hand sth ¡û¡ú back] phr v
to give something back to the person who gave it to you, with your hand
hand something ¡û¡ú back to
¡¡Kurt examined the document and handed it back to her.
hand sb sth ¡û¡ú back
¡¡She handed him his pen back.
to give something back to the person who used to own it
hand something ¡û¡ú back to
¡¡The land was handed back to its original owner.
hand sb sth ¡û¡ú back
¡¡The government has promised to hand investors back their money.
hand down [hand sth ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to give or leave something to people who will live after you
hand something ¡û¡ú down to
¡¡The ring was handed down to her from her grandmother.
¡¡stories handed down by word of mouth
-see also hand-me-down
hand down a decision/ruling/sentence etc
to officially announce a decision, punishment etc
hand in [hand sth ¡û¡ú in] phr v
to give something to someone in authority
¡¡Tom has handed in his resignation.
¡¡Did you hand your homework in on time?
hand on [hand sth ¡û¡ú on] phr v
to give something to someone, for example because you no longer need it
¡¡The clock was handed on from Kevin's father.
¡¡He was accused of handing on government secrets.
hand out [hand sth ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to give something to each person in a group
-synonym distribute distribute
¡¡Could you start handing these books out please?
hand something ¡û¡ú out to
¡¡He was handing out leaflets to members of the audience.
-see also handout
hand over phr v
hand sth ¡û¡ú over
to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it
¡¡The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.
hand something ¡û¡ú over to
¡¡He handed the phone over to me.
to give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of
hand sth ¡û¡ú over (to sb)
¡¡On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son.
¡¡Political control has been handed over to religious leaders.
hand over to
¡¡Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else.