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hand back

hand back verb: to return (something) to where it came from.

Verb

hand back (third-person singular simple present hands back, present participle handing back, simple past and past participle handed back)

  1. To return (something) to where it came from.
    • East Midlands Railway has confirmed that it will begin handing back its fleet of Class 222s to Eversholt Group, with three sets due to move between now and December.2025 October 1, “EMR starts '222' handback ahead of '810s' introduction”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 17
  2. To return (something) to a person.

Forms of hand back

third-person singular presenthands back
present participlehanding back
past participlehanded back
pasthanded back

Questions about hand back

What does hand back mean?
Hand back means to return (something) to where it came from.
What part of speech is hand back?
Hand back is a verb.
What is the past tense of hand back?
The past tense of hand back is handed back.

Words near hand back in the dictionary

  1. hand around
  2. hand away
  3. hand ax
  4. hand axe
  5. hand axes
  6. hand back
  7. hand ball
  8. hand balls
  9. hand bell
  10. hand bells
  11. hand bike

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