Phrasal Verbs

hand over

This page is about the phrasal verb hand over

Meaning

If you hand something over, you give it to someone who has demanded it.

Synonym

surrender

For example

  • hand over sth After the thief had entered the bank, he pointed his gun at the teller and told her to hand over the money.

  • hand sth over Max knew that Jim had taken his phone, so he told Jim to hand it over.

Quick Quiz

After she'd been caught by the police, the shoplifter handed over

a. the stolen goods

b. the stolen shop

c. the cash register
a) the stolen goods b) the stolen shop c) the cash register

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