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hand in

hand in verb: to give something to a responsible person.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To give something to a responsible person.
    • I found a wallet on the street, so I handed it in to the police.
    Synonyms:
    turn in

Synonyms of hand in

Forms of hand in

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

Questions about hand in

What does hand in mean?
Hand in means to give something to a responsible person.
What part of speech is hand in?
Hand in is a verb.
What is the past tense of hand in?
The past tense of hand in is handed in.

Words near hand in in the dictionary

  1. hand hearts
  2. hand hoe
  3. hand hoed
  4. hand hoeing
  5. hand hoes
  6. hand in
  7. hand in glove
  8. hand in hand
  9. hand in one's checks
  10. hand in one's dinner pail
  11. hand in the cookie jar

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