to hand
- verb
- /hænd/
- I will hand you the report as soon as I finish editing it.
- hand over money
- hand someone a book
- hand out cards
Relatives went up, handed it in, phoned up.
- Relatives went up, handed it in, phoned up.
- So on Thanksgiving, Rob hands me his iPhone.
- So someone else is going to hand me a clicker that works.
- Once those keys are handed in, I'm going to be in.
- So if I say, Josh, can you hand me that pen?
- And I see them doing hand off money for drugs.
- And inside I'm going and hands me this pink note.
- I asked Ottie to hand us both one each.
- And the last piece of it was how do you hand off a brand?
- So I came over to hand this money to you.
- Meaning there were cases where we have been handed intact craft.
Examples
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Can you please hand me that book on the table?
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Please hand it to the bailiff.
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So, would you please hand over the camera?
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So if I say, Josh, can you hand me that pen?
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Diane, can you hand me my purse?
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As an officer of the court, I was obligated to hand it over.
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Hand me your baton.
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She handed her keys to the neighbor for safe keeping.
Synonyms
To hand something to someone, for example a present
To give something to another person
Give something to someone in a ceremony
Give something to someone because you have to
Give a person or thing to someone else to look after
To give something to another person, often information or a message
Give responsibility, control, or an object to another person
Antonyms
Idioms
To do something with your hands, for example writing or making things, instead of with a machine
Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times
- Informal
In a humble and respectful way when you ask for something or admit a mistake
- Informal
Show too much confidence and take risks that make you lose your advantage
- Offensive
A rude phrase with a hand gesture that tells someone you will not listen
- Informal
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
- Informal
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is in an embarrassing situation and unprepared
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
Move an active call or data connection from one cell tower to another to keep service working
Compounds
- Offensive
A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure
- Informal
A way of showing too much worry by repeatedly twisting or clasping the hands
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
Striking the palms of your hands together repeatedly to show approval or admiration
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
- US
A secret criminal group that extorted people and used violence in Italian American neighborhoods
How Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hand as a verb meaning to give comes from putting something into someone's hand, so to 'hand' something is to pass it to another person.