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Handed Hand Hænd Verb Bre Letter Grudgingly Money

Word hand
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / hænd / NAmE / hænd /
Example
  • she handed the letter to me.
  • she handed me the letter.
  • he grudgingly handed me the money.
  • he handed the book to sally.
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hand

(verb)BrE / hænd / NAmE / hænd /
  1. to pass or give something to somebody
    • She handed the letter to me.
    • She handed me the letter.
  2. to give something to somebody without the person concerned making any effort
    • Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate.
  3. used to say that somebody deserves praise for something
    • You've got to hand it to her—she's a great cook.

    Extra Examples

    • He grudgingly handed me the money.
    • He handed the book to Sally.
    • Keith gently handed me the little baby girl.
    • She handed out the exam papers.
    • She wanted to hand the petition to the president personally.
    • The court is getting ready to hand down a potentially historic decision.
    • They would simply hand her over to the magistrate as a thief.
    • formally handing over power to the new government

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they hand
    • he / she / it hands
    • past simple handed
    • past participle handed
    • -ing form handing

    Word Origin

    • Old English hand, hond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hand and German Hand.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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