hand over
Third Person
hands over
Present Participle
handing over
Past Tense
handed over
Past Participle
handed over
1
to transfer the possession or control of someone or something to another person or entity
transitive
- The CEO was forced to hand over his position due to the scandal.
- The company intends to hand its social media management over to a new agency.
- The outgoing president handed over the responsibilities to his successor.
- He will have to hand the project over to his colleague while he's on vacation.
- She handed over the keys to the new homeowner.
2
to deliver a person accused of a crime to the authorities
transitive
- The suspect was arrested in one country and handed over to the authorities in another for trial.
- The arresting officers handed the suspect over to the detectives for questioning.
- The border patrol handed over the individuals caught crossing illegally to immigration officials.
- The fugitive finally gave up and handed himself over to the police.
- The authorities are pressuring the neighboring country to hand over the wanted criminal.