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hand it to

hand it to verb: to credit or congratulate (someone); to give (someone) appropriate respect for something they have done.

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To credit or congratulate (someone); to give (someone) appropriate respect for something they have done.
  2. (slang) To yell at, demean or tell off (someone).

Forms of hand it to

third-person singular presenthands it to
present participlehanding it to
past participlehanded it to
pasthanded it to

Questions about hand it to

What does hand it to mean?
Hand it to means to credit or congratulate (someone); to give (someone) appropriate respect for something they have done.
What part of speech is hand it to?
Hand it to is a verb.
What is the past tense of hand it to?
The past tense of hand it to is handed it to.

Words near hand it to in the dictionary

  1. hand in hand
  2. hand in one's checks
  3. hand in one's dinner pail
  4. hand in the cookie jar
  5. hand it out
  6. hand it to
  7. hand it to someone
  8. hand jive
  9. hand jives
  10. hand job
  11. hand jobs

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