hand over

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action de remettre quelque chose à quelqu'un, notamment en le donnant de main à main, ou de transférer une responsabilité ou un contrôle.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of giving something to someone, especially by passing it from one person to another, or transferring responsibility or control.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Give or transferformal

   To give something to someone, especially after being asked or forced to do so.

   remettre

   • The thief was forced to hand over the stolen money.
   • Please hand over your passport at the counter.
   • She handed over the keys to the new owner.

   Synonymescededelivergive uppassrelinquishsurrendertransferturn overyield

2. Relinquish controlformal

   To give up control or responsibility of something to someone else.

   céder le contrôle

   • The CEO decided to hand over the company to his son.
   • He handed over command of the ship to the first officer.
   • The government will hand over the project to a private contractor.

   Synonymescedeconcededelivergive uprelinquishsurrenderturn overyield

   Antonymeskeepretainwithhold

Verbe de basehand