Phrasal Verbs

hand out

This page is about the phrasal verb hand out

Meaning

to give something directly to a number of people

Synonym

pass out, distribute

For example

  • hand out sth As the students filed into the classroom, their teacher handed out the examination booklets.

  • hand sth out A couple of teenagers were standing in front of the department store handing flyers out to the people walking past.

Nouns often used as objects with hand out: papers, booklets, forms, namecards, flyers, brochures

Quick Quiz

After we'd boarded the plane, the stewardess handed out

a. seats

b. passengers

c. drinks
a) seats b) passengers c) drinks

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Contributor: Matt Errey