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View synonyms for hand over

hand over

verb

  1. to surrender possession of; transfer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a transfer or surrender
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

Release or relinquish to another's possession or control. For example, You may as well hand over the money , or He decided to hand the store over to his children . [c. 1800] For a synonym, see turn over , def. 5.
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Example Sentences

He was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities - five years after French troops helped liberate Timbuktu from the jihadists.

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The driver of the vehicle - identified as a white SUV - was caught by parents and school security officers and handed over to police.

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"We will collate our thoughts, along with the rest of the players in terms of handing over something he can read and look through that's valuable," he said.

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They added that people should double check the address, look for contact information and read the terms and conditions when booking something and handing over money.

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With an upper hand over other bacteria lacking similar antibiotic resistance, such bacteria should become dominant.

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