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handed out

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

Meaning of hand out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
    • Near-synonyms: give out, pass out, send out
  2. To help (someone) from a vehicle.
    • ‘Lydgate has a lot of ideas […],’ resumed Mr Brooke, after he had handed out Lady Chettam, and had returned to be civil to a group of Middlemarchers.1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, ch. 10
  3. (slang) To try to impress (someone) with deceptions.

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Questions about handed out

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

Words near handed out in the dictionary

  1. handed it out
  2. handed it to
  3. handed it to someone
  4. handed off
  5. handed on
  6. handed out
  7. handed round
  8. handed someone his hat
  9. handed someone their cards
  10. handed something out like candy
  11. handed up

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