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6 English Phrasal Verbs With 'HAND'

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We have definitions for 6 phrasal verbs with 'HAND'

6 phrasal verbs with 'HAND'

Hand back

  1. Return
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The police officer checked my licence, then HANDED it BACK.

Hand down

  1. Pass on to the next generation
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The jewellery has been HANDED DOWN in my family for generations.
  2. Give a formal decision
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The court HANDED DOWN its ruling yesterday.
  3. Deliver a verdict
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The court HANDED DOWN a guilty verdict.

Hand in

  1. Submit work for appraisal
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I HANDED my homework IN late as usual.

Hand on

  1. Give to someone else
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I HANDED the job ON to a colleague.
  2. Transmit knowledge to the next generation
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The secrets have been HANDED ON from generation to generation.

Hand out

  1. Distribute
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The teacher HANDED OUT the worksheet to the class.

Hand over

  1. Give
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The robbers told the clerk to HAND OVER all the money.

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Quiz for Verb: 'To HAND'

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