hand over

verb

handed over; handing over; hands over

transitive verb

: to yield control of
handover noun

Examples of hand over in a Sentence

the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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Such findings, however, may not amount to much, given that those investigations will soon be handed over to the Trump administration. Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024 At first, orders for Giuliani to hand over assets were ignored. Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 Seven years later, the little girl ended up being the fan who gets to wait at the end of the runway for Swift to hand over her hat. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Ruffini’s dream is to hand over the business to the next generation, and specifically to his two sons, Pietro and Romeo. Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hand over 

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand over was in 1652

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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

hand over

verb
: to yield control of

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