hand in

verb

handed in; handing in; hands in

transitive verb

: submit sense 2
hand in your homework

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Financial success and core values can go hand in hand. Goro Gupta, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 China’s unwillingness to let ByteDance sell TikTok’s U.S. entity had tied the company’s hands in the face of the ban. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 With Minnesota pass rushers’ hands in his face, quarterback Jared Goff got off a pass to running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who had gotten past Vikings defensive end Andrew Van Ginkel. Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Branco said the name change went hand in hand with a desire to become more active on the international stage. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hand in 

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand in was in 1623

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“Hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20in. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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