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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Once the unsuspecting user calls the number, the scammers will pose as the brand to try and get the victim to hand over personal data or card details, or even enable remote access to their computer. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 June 2025 The idea is to hand over the project to human clickworkers more quickly, instead of doing manual work to onboard workers. Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Brown must also live at a U.K. address while awaiting trial and handed over his passport to the police. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 June 2025 But Brown’s lawyer asked the judge for more time before the singer enters a plea so his legal team could look over evidence the prosecution only just handed over. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

hand over

verb
: to yield control of
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