HAND OVER


Meaning of HAND OVER in English

hand over phrasal verb ( see also ↑ hand )

1 . hand something ↔ over to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it:

The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.

hand something ↔ over to

He handed the phone over to me.

2 . to give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of

hand something ↔ over (to somebody)

On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son.

Political control has been handed over to religious leaders.

hand over to

Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.