hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youhand sth round
weLet's hand sth round
youhand sth round

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)