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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That’s real money kept in the business instead of handed over to cyber criminals. Craig Burland, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 But despite the fact that the Giants organization has a young quarterback in Jaxson Dart who is coming off of an incredibly impressive preseason, Brian Daboll is not ready to hand over the starting quarterback reigns to Dart. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 No one is required to toss money at a clown or another street performer or hand over a tip to a plumber. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025 But every so often, artists take a rarer route — handing over both the screen time and very much muted mic to stars who lip-sync in their place. James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

hand over

verb
: to yield control of
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