verb
to surrender someone or something to another (Freq. 5)
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the guard delivered the criminal to the police
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render up the prisoners
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render the town to the enemy
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fork over the money
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Somebody ——s something to somebody
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pass responsibility to someone else
he will soon hand over to a new director
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hand over [phrasal verb]
hand (someone or something) over or hand over (someone or something) : to give up control or possession of (something or someone)
They agreed to hand over their hostages.
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Main Entry: ↑hand
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ˌhand ˈover (to sb) | ˌhand sthˈover (to sb) derived
to give sb else your position of power or the responsibility for sth
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She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues.
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He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year.
related noun ↑handover
Useful english dictionary. 2012.