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pass through the hands

pass through the hands verb: to be in the temporary possession or control (of).

Verb

pass through the hands (third-person singular simple present passes through the hands, present participle passing through the hands, simple past and past participle passed through the hands)

  1. To be in the temporary possession or control (of).
    • All job applications pass through the hands of my secretary.

Forms of pass through the hands

third-person singular presentpasses through the hands
present participlepassing through the hands
past participlepassed through the hands
pastpassed through the hands

Questions about pass through the hands

What does pass through the hands mean?
Pass through the hands means to be in the temporary possession or control (of).
What part of speech is pass through the hands?
Pass through the hands is a verb.
What is the past tense of pass through the hands?
The past tense of pass through the hands is passed through the hands.

Words near pass through the hands in the dictionary

  1. pass the torch
  2. pass the trash
  3. pass the wet sponge across the slate
  4. pass the wet sponge over the slate
  5. pass through
  6. pass through the hands
  7. pass through the pikes
  8. pass throughs
  9. pass transistor
  10. pass transistors
  11. pass under the yoke

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