hand over

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hand over

verb hands over · handing over · handed over

  1. idiomatic, transitive To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. I handed over the controls to the copilot.
  2. idiomatic, transitive To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.).

Similar: beteach

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verb

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verb to relinquish control or possession

Españoldevolver, entregar, abandonar, pasar el mando
日本語引き渡す hikiwatasu, 手渡す tewatasu
中文交出 jiāochū, 移交 yíjiāo
हिन्दीथमाना thamānā
Portuguêsentregar, transferir, passar
Françaisremettre, donner, transmettre, passer
Deutschübergeben, überreichen, aushändigen
Italianocedere, trasferire
Русскийпередава́ть peredavátʹ, переда́ть peredátʹ, вруча́ть vručátʹ, вручи́ть vručítʹ, сдава́ть sdavátʹ, сдать sdatʹ
العربيةسَلَّمَ sallama

verb to deliver to people

Portuguêsentregar
Françaislivrer, abouler
Deutschüberantworten

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@misc{hand_over_2026,
  title = {hand over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}