hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hand sth in
Participle: handed sth in
Gerund: handing sth in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ihand sth in
youhand sth in
he;she;ithands sth in
wehand sth in
youhand sth in
theyhand sth in

Perfect

Ihave handed sth in
youhave handed sth in
he;she;ithas handed sth in
wehave handed sth in
youhave handed sth in
theyhave handed sth in

Past

Ihanded sth in
youhanded sth in
he;she;ithanded sth in
wehanded sth in
youhanded sth in
theyhanded sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad handed sth in
youhad handed sth in
he;she;ithad handed sth in
wehad handed sth in
youhad handed sth in
theyhad handed sth in

Future

Iwill hand sth in
youwill hand sth in
he;she;itwill hand sth in
wewill hand sth in
youwill hand sth in
theywill hand sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have handed sth in
youwill have handed sth in
he;she;itwill have handed sth in
wewill have handed sth in
youwill have handed sth in
theywill have handed sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Ihand sth in
youhand sth in
he;she;ithand sth in
wehand sth in
youhand sth in
theyhand sth in

Perfect

Ihave handed sth in
youhave handed sth in
he;she;ithave handed sth in
wehave handed sth in
youhave handed sth in
theyhave handed sth in

Imperfect

Ihanded sth in
youhanded sth in
he;she;ithanded sth in
wehanded sth in
youhanded sth in
theyhanded sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad handed sth in
youhad handed sth in
he;she;ithad handed sth in
wehad handed sth in
youhad handed sth in
theyhad handed sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould hand sth in
youwould hand sth in
he;she;itwould hand sth in
wewould hand sth in
youwould hand sth in
theywould hand sth in

Perfect

Iwould have handed sth in
youwould have handed sth in
he;she;itwould have handed sth in
wewould have handed sth in
youwould have handed sth in
theywould have handed sth in

Imperative

youhand sth in
weLet's hand sth in
youhand sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam handing sth in
youare handing sth in
he;she;itis handing sth in
weare handing sth in
youare handing sth in
theyare handing sth in

Perfect

Ihave been handing sth in
youhave been handing sth in
he;she;ithas been handing sth in
wehave been handing sth in
youhave been handing sth in
theyhave been handing sth in

Past

Iwas handing sth in
youwere handing sth in
he;she;itwas handing sth in
wewere handing sth in
youwere handing sth in
theywere handing sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been handing sth in
youhad been handing sth in
he;she;ithad been handing sth in
wehad been handing sth in
youhad been handing sth in
theyhad been handing sth in

Future

Iwill be handing sth in
youwill be handing sth in
he;she;itwill be handing sth in
wewill be handing sth in
youwill be handing sth in
theywill be handing sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been handing sth in
youwill have been handing sth in
he;she;itwill have been handing sth in
wewill have been handing sth in
youwill have been handing sth in
theywill have been handing sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be handing sth in
youwould be handing sth in
he;she;itwould be handing sth in
wewould be handing sth in
youwould be handing sth in
theywould be handing sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been handing sth in
youwould have been handing sth in
he;she;itwould have been handing sth in
wewould have been handing sth in
youwould have been handing sth in
theywould have been handing sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'hand'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'hand'

and, band, fand, han, hang, hank, hard, hend, land, mand,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere
accord, assign, award, bestow, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate, give, give away, grant, hand in, hand over, minister, pass, present, provide, turn in
deliver
bequeath, return, transfer, pass, assign, transmit

Antonyms

deliver
capture, restrain, confine, retain

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English handen, honden, from the noun (see above); and also from henden (> English hend), from Old English *hendan, ġehendan (“to seize by hand, grasp, hold”), from Proto-West Germanic *handijan, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (“to take by hand, grasp”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian handa, henda (“to grasp, seize”), Middle Low German handen, henden (in derivatives), Dutch handen, henden (“to arrange, dispose, be handy”), Dutch overhandigen (“to hand, hand over”), Middle High German handen (“to cut, hew”), Middle High German henden (“to give hands to; take hold of, seize”), Old Norse henda (“to grasp, seize, take by hand”). See: English 'hend', Proto-Germanic '*handijaną', Dutch 'handen', Dutch 'overhandigen', Middle High German 'handen', Middle High German 'henden'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Packing-cases, portmanteaus, carpet-bags, and boxes, are already passed from hand to hand, and hauled on board with breathless rapidity. The officers, smartly dressed, are at the gangway handing the passengers up the side, and hurrying the men. In five minutes ’ time, the little steamer is utterly deserted, and the packet is beset and over-run by its late freight, who instantly pervade the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of Home, a goblin postman, with a scarlet coat and bell, had come into that little kennel before me, broad awake in broad day, and, apologising for being damp through walking in the sea, had handed me a letter directed to myself, in familiar characters, I am certain I should not have felt one atom of astonishment: I should have been perfectly satisfied. If Neptune himself had walked in, with [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Then, on any article being handed to her, for instance, a pencil, or a watch, she would select the component letters, and arrange them on her board, and read them with apparent pleasure. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] that is made against them, by the boarders, or by any one else, is fully investigated; and if good ground of complaint be shown to exist against them, they are removed, and their occupation is handed over to some more deserving person. There are a few children employed in these factories, but not many. The laws of the State forbid their working more than nine months in the year, and require [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Every cell has double doors: the outer one of sturdy oak, the other of grated iron, wherein there is a trap through which his food is handed. He has a Bible, and a slate and pencil, and, under certain restrictions, has sometimes other books, provided for the purpose, and pen and ink and paper. His razor, plate, and can, and basin, hang [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Not that I know of, ” said the man. “ Chaw ? ” said the first speaker, handing the old gentleman a bit of his tobacco, with a decidedly brotherly air. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now's your time, ” said Haley, taking the sleeping child up, and handing him to the stranger. “ Don't wake him up, and set him to crying, now; it would make a devil of a fuss with the gal. ” The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Will you try, ’ said my opposite neighbour, handing me a dish of potatoes, broken up in milk and butter, ‘will you try some of these fixings ? ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ All right, ” said Haley, his face beaming with delight; and pulling out an old inkhorn, he proceeded to fill out a bill of sale, which, in a few moments, he handed to the young man. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] their honeymoon, and entertaining a brilliant circle of friends in their splendid villa, near Lake Pontchartrain, when, one day, a letter was brought to him in _that_ well-remembered writing. It was handed to him while he was in full tide of gay and successful conversation, in a whole room-full of company. He turned deadly pale when he saw the writing, but still preserved his composure, and finished [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I 'm sorry, son. Life handed him many challenges, and through that pain, he was able to grow (The Golden Voice)
  • You came in empty handed ! Did you want me to come in dancing ? (Hoy Maharaja)