hand over

verb

handed over; handing over; hands over

transitive verb

: to yield control of

handover

ˈhan-ˌdō-vər 

noun

Synonyms of hand over

• relinquish
• render
• surrender
• deliver
• turn in
• turn over
• lay down

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Returning raiding parties had to hand over their Thompson sub-machine guns to the outgoing lot and the usual backup sidearms were missing entirely. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

The response to that request was due Tuesday, but that deadline came and went without the footage being handed over at that time. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

These changes have not been enough to convince allies that the United States is serious about handing over responsibility for conventional deterrence. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

But Scalable is not handing over unrestricted control of customer accounts to AI. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hand over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

hand over

verb

: to yield control of