hand over

hand over
phrasal verb
Word forms "hand over":
present tense I/you/we/they hand over he/she/it hands over present participle handing over past tense handed over past participle handed over
1) [transitive] to give something to someone by holding it in your hand and offering it to them

Albert bowed and handed over the letter.

hand something over to someone:

He handed the car keys over to Stella.

2) [transitive] to give someone to the police or another authority that will become responsible for them
hand someone over to someone:

The suspects have now been handed over to the French authorities.

3) [intransitive/transitive] to give power or control to someone else
hand something over to someone:

They formally hand power over to the new government next week.

4) [intransitive/transitive] to stop speaking to or dealing with someone and let someone else do it
hand over to someone:

I'm now going to hand over to my colleague back in the studio.

hand someone over to someone:

Let me hand you over to John, who will show you around.


English dictionary. 2014.

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