Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
hand over
hand over
1) give possession of something to someone else
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- hand sth over
- AnalysisWhen you 'hand over' something it means you transfer possession or responsibility of something to someone else. You can 'hand over documents', 'hand over control'. When you 'hand over a role' you are transferring responsibility or information to another person. As a noun a 'hand-over' is an instance of this event. Similar in meaning to 'transfer'.
- Social Examples (Basic)
- The new Prime Minister handed over the keys of power. It was the start of a new government.
- When the cop got fired, he had to hand over his badge and gun.
- The hand-over of power will begin first thing Monday morning.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- I'm going to hand you over to the billing department who should be able to help you with your query.
- The new supervisor will be working alongside our current one for a period of two months in order to assist with the handover.
- I'm going to hand you over to the billing department who should be able to help you with your query.
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