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Definition of hand verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hand

verb
 
/hænd/
 
/hænd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hand
 
/hænd/
 
/hænd/
he / she / it hands
 
/hændz/
 
/hændz/
past simple handed
 
/ˈhændɪd/
 
/ˈhændɪd/
past participle handed
 
/ˈhændɪd/
 
/ˈhændɪd/
-ing form handing
 
/ˈhændɪŋ/
 
/ˈhændɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to pass or give something to somebody
    • hand something to somebody She handed the letter to me.
    • hand somebody something She handed me the letter.
    Extra Examples
    • He grudgingly handed me the money.
    • He handed the book to Sally.
    • She wanted to hand the petition to the president personally.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • effectively
    • practically
    • formally
    verb + hand
    • agree to
    • be happy to
    • be prepared to
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  2. (sometimes disapproving) to allow somebody to have something, sometimes too easily
    • hand something to somebody Missed chances by United players handed a surprise victory to Stoke.
    • hand somebody something This decision effectively handed Burke control of the company.
  3. Word OriginOld English hand, hond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hand and German Hand.
Idioms
hand something to somebody on a plate
  1. (informal) to give something to somebody without that person making any effort
    • Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate.
have (got) to hand it to somebody
  1. (informal) used to say that somebody deserves praise for something
    • You've got to hand it to him—he's a great cook.
See hand in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee hand in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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