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handed back

handed back is the simple past and past participle of hand back.

Meaning of hand back

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.

Questions about handed back

What is handed back the simple past and past participle of?
Handed back is the simple past and past participle of hand back.

Words near handed back in the dictionary

  1. handcyclists
  2. hande
  3. handed
  4. handed around
  5. handed away
  6. handed back
  7. handed down
  8. handed in
  9. handed in one's checks
  10. handed in one's dinner pail
  11. handed it out

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