hand over[verb]Synonyms: relinquish, abandon, cede, give up, leave, resign, surrender, turn up, waive, yield, give, deliver, dispense, feed, find, hand, provide, supply, transfer, turn over, commit, commend, confide, consign, entrust, relegate
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hand over phrasal verb (
see also hand)
1. hand something ↔ over to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it:
The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.hand something ↔ over to He handed the phone over to me.2. to give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of
hand something ↔ over (to somebody) On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son. Political control has been handed over to religious leaders.hand over to Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
hand over v. To give control or possession of; give (something) to another person.
When the teacher saw Johnny reading a comic book in study period, she made him hand over the book. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will hand over his business to his son. Synonym: FORK OVER, GIVE UP
1, TURN OVER
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