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hands back

hands back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hands back

What is hands back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hands back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand back.

Words near hands back in the dictionary

  1. handrub
  2. handrubs
  3. hands
  4. hands around
  5. hands away
  6. hands back
  7. hands down
  8. hands in
  9. hands in cookie jars
  10. hands in one's checks
  11. hands in one's dinner pail

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