hand
verb/hænd/
/hænd/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- 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
- …
- agree to
- be happy to
- be prepared to
- …
- to
- (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.
Word OriginOld English hand, hond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hand and German Hand.
Idioms
See hand in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee hand in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhand something to somebody on a plate
- (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
- (informal) used to say that somebody deserves praise for something
- You've got to hand it to him—he's a great cook.
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