Phrase guide

hand over

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • I handed over the controls to the copilot.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

to surrender someone or something to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
  • render up the prisoners
  • render the town to the enemy
  • fork over the money

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

Narrower terms: bail, give away

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَلَّمَ (sallama) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Assamese: গতোৱা (gotüa) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Cebuano: dunol — to relinquish control or possession
  • Cebuano: tunol — to relinquish control or possession
  • Cebuano: duhol — to relinquish control or possession
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交出 (jiāochū) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Chinese Mandarin: 移交 (yíjiāo) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Czech: předat — to relinquish control or possession
  • Dutch: overhandigen — to relinquish control or possession
  • Esperanto: transdoni — to relinquish control or possession
  • Finnish: antaa — to relinquish control or possession
  • Finnish: luovuttaa — to relinquish control or possession
  • French: remettre — to relinquish control or possession
  • French: donner — to relinquish control or possession
  • French: transmettre — to relinquish control or possession
  • French: passer — to relinquish control or possession
  • German: übergeben — to relinquish control or possession
  • German: überreichen — to relinquish control or possession
  • German: aushändigen — to relinquish control or possession
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Ancient Greek: παρέχω (parékhō) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hindi: थमाना (thamānā) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: átad — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: átnyújt — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: odaad — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: átruház — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: lemond — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: felad — to relinquish control or possession
  • Hungarian: lead — to relinquish control or possession
  • Icelandic: afhenda — to relinquish control or possession
  • Italian: cedere — to relinquish control or possession
  • Italian: trasferire — to relinquish control or possession
  • Japanese: 引き渡す (hikiwatasu) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Japanese: 手渡す (tewatasu) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Latin: trādō — to relinquish control or possession
  • Latin: dedo — to relinquish control or possession
  • Persian: از دست دادن (az dast dâdan) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Persian: واگذاشتن (vâgozâštan) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Polish: przekazywać — to relinquish control or possession
  • Polish: przekazać — to relinquish control or possession
  • Portuguese: entregar — to relinquish control or possession
  • Portuguese: transferir — to relinquish control or possession
  • Portuguese: passar — to relinquish control or possession
  • Russian: передава́ть (peredavátʹ) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Russian: переда́ть (peredátʹ) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Russian: вруча́ть (vručátʹ) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Russian: вручи́ть (vručítʹ) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Russian: сдава́ть (sdavátʹ) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Russian: сдать (sdatʹ) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Sicilian: cèdiri — to relinquish control or possession
  • Sicilian: passari — to relinquish control or possession
  • Sicilian: lassari — to relinquish control or possession
  • Sicilian: dunari — to relinquish control or possession
  • Spanish: devolver — to relinquish control or possession
  • Spanish: entregar — to relinquish control or possession
  • Spanish: abandonar — to relinquish control or possession
  • Spanish: pasar el mando — to relinquish control or possession
  • Swedish: överlämna — to relinquish control or possession
  • Telugu: అందించు (andiñcu) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Yiddish: אַהערגעבן (ahergebn) — to relinquish control or possession
  • Dutch: uitleveren — to deliver to people
  • French: livrer — to deliver to people
  • French: abouler — to deliver to people
  • German: überantworten — to deliver to people
  • Hungarian: átad — to deliver to people
  • Hungarian: kiad — to deliver to people
  • Hungarian: kiszolgáltat — to deliver to people
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thùo — to deliver to people
  • Persian: واسپردن (vâsepordan) — to deliver to people
  • Persian: رساندن (resândan) — to deliver to people
  • Polish: oddawać — to deliver to people
  • Polish: oddać — to deliver to people
  • Portuguese: entregar — to deliver to people
  • Sicilian: cunzignari — to deliver to people
  • Sicilian: affidari — to deliver to people