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hands in

hands in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand in.

Meaning of hand in

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

Questions about hands in

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

Words near hands in in the dictionary

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

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