hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youhand sth around
weLet's hand sth around
youhand sth around

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)