hand back
hand back · hands back · handed back · handing back
To return to where it came fromTo return (something) to where it came from.
» Tom handed the photo back to Mary.
Meaning
2 sensesTo return (something) to where it came from.
To return (something) to a person.
Examples
59 sentencesTom handed the photo back to Mary.
Tom handed the picture back to Mary.
Our first-period teacher handed back our test papers today.
Tom ran his hand back through his hair.
Tom had his hands in his back pockets.
Forms
hands back, handing back, handed back, handed back| Base form | hand back · to hand back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hands back |
| Present participle | handing back |
| Past simple | handed back |
| Past participle | handed back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- hand outроздавати, роздатиTo distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
- hand inздати, здаватиTo give something to a responsible person.
- hand downпередати, передаватиTo transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
- hand overдоставити, доставлятиTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
- hand upTo deliver an indictment (e.g. to a judge).
- hand offTo pass (the ball) to a teammate.
- hand onTo transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else.
- hand backTo return (something) to where it came from.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb