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hands over

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

Meaning of hand over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
    • I handed over the controls to the copilot.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.).

Questions about hands over

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

Words near hands over in the dictionary

  1. hands of glory
  2. hands of God
  3. hands off
  4. hands on
  5. hands out
  6. hands over
  7. hands round
  8. hands someone his hat
  9. hands someone their cards
  10. hands something out like candy
  11. hands up

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