change hand
To turn a horse aroundTo turn a horse around; especially, when exercising in a circle, to cross the center and resume circling in the other direction.
» The company has changed hands three times.
Die Firma hat drei Mal den Besitzer gewechselt. — Dani6187
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1 senses(archaic)To turn a horse around; especially, when exercising in a circle, to cross the center and resume circling in the other direction.
Examples
16 sentencesThe company has changed hands three times.
deDie Firma hat drei Mal den Besitzer gewechselt. — Dani6187
This building changed hands several times.
deDieses Gebäude hat mehrere Male den Besitzer gewechselt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That building has changed hands many times.
deDieses Gebäude hat oft den Besitzer gewechselt. — Dani6187
The store changed hands several times.
This house already changed hands last year.
Forms
changes hand, changing hand, changed hand, changed hand| Base form | change hand · to change hand |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | changes hand |
| Present participle | changing hand |
| Past simple | changed hand |
| Past participle | changed hand |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle