Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hand sth back
Participle: handed sth back
Gerund: handing sth back
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | hand sth back |
| you | hand sth back |
| he;she;it | hands sth back |
| we | hand sth back |
| you | hand sth back |
| they | hand sth back |
Perfect
| I | have handed sth back |
| you | have handed sth back |
| he;she;it | has handed sth back |
| we | have handed sth back |
| you | have handed sth back |
| they | have handed sth back |
Past
| I | handed sth back |
| you | handed sth back |
| he;she;it | handed sth back |
| we | handed sth back |
| you | handed sth back |
| they | handed sth back |
Pluperfect
| I | had handed sth back |
| you | had handed sth back |
| he;she;it | had handed sth back |
| we | had handed sth back |
| you | had handed sth back |
| they | had handed sth back |
Future
| I | will hand sth back |
| you | will hand sth back |
| he;she;it | will hand sth back |
| we | will hand sth back |
| you | will hand sth back |
| they | will hand sth back |
Future Perfect
| I | will have handed sth back |
| you | will have handed sth back |
| he;she;it | will have handed sth back |
| we | will have handed sth back |
| you | will have handed sth back |
| they | will have handed sth back |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hand sth back |
| you | hand sth back |
| he;she;it | hand sth back |
| we | hand sth back |
| you | hand sth back |
| they | hand sth back |
Perfect
| I | have handed sth back |
| you | have handed sth back |
| he;she;it | have handed sth back |
| we | have handed sth back |
| you | have handed sth back |
| they | have handed sth back |
Imperfect
| I | handed sth back |
| you | handed sth back |
| he;she;it | handed sth back |
| we | handed sth back |
| you | handed sth back |
| they | handed sth back |
Pluperfect
| I | had handed sth back |
| you | had handed sth back |
| he;she;it | had handed sth back |
| we | had handed sth back |
| you | had handed sth back |
| they | had handed sth back |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hand sth back |
| you | would hand sth back |
| he;she;it | would hand sth back |
| we | would hand sth back |
| you | would hand sth back |
| they | would hand sth back |
Perfect
| I | would have handed sth back |
| you | would have handed sth back |
| he;she;it | would have handed sth back |
| we | would have handed sth back |
| you | would have handed sth back |
| they | would have handed sth back |
Imperative
| you | hand sth back |
| we | Let's hand sth back |
| you | hand sth back |
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
Phrasal Verbs
~ around something,
~ round something,
~ something around,
~ something round,
~ back something,
~ something back,
~ down something,
~ something down,
~ in something,
~ something in,
~ on something,
~ something on,
~ out something,
~ something out,
~ over something,
~ something over,
~ over (something),
~ over (somebody),
~ (something) over,
~ (somebody) over,
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
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[...] 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)
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[...] 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)
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‘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)
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[...] 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)
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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)
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“ 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)
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“ 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)
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‘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)
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“ 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)
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[...] 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)
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I 'm sorry, son. Life handed him many challenges, and through that pain, he was able to grow
(The Golden Voice)
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You came in empty handed ! Did you want me to come in dancing ?
(Hoy Maharaja)