What does "hand over" mean?

To give control or responsibility to someone else The opposite of take over - voluntarily transferring power, items, or responsibility.

How do you use "hand over" in a sentence?

He handed over the keys to the new owner. Time to hand over to my successor. They refused to hand over the documents.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To give control or responsibility to someone else

将控制权或责任移交给他人

Entregar el control o la responsabilidad a otra persona

支配権や責任を他の人に渡す

지배권이나 책임을 다른 사람에게 넘기다

The opposite of take over - voluntarily transferring power, items, or responsibility.

take over的反义词——自愿移交权力、物品或责任。

Lo opuesto a take over: transferir voluntariamente el poder, objetos o responsabilidad.

take over の反対。自発的に権力、物、責任を譲渡すること。

'take over'의 반대로, 권력, 물건, 또는 책임을 자발적으로 이전하는 것이다.

Base verb: hand

Particle: over

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

He handed over the keys to the new owner.
他把钥匙交给了新主人
Él entregó las llaves al nuevo propietario
彼は鍵を新しいオーナーに渡した
그는 새 소유자에게 열쇠를 넘겼다.
Time to hand over to my successor.
是时候交接给继任者了
Es hora de pasar el testigo a mi sucesor
後任に引き継ぐ時が来た
후임자에게 인계할 때가 되었다.
They refused to hand over the documents.
他们拒绝交出文件
Se negaron a entregar los documentos
彼らは書類の引き渡しを拒否した
그들은 서류 인도를 거부했다.

Context: transfer, succession, authority

Tone: formal

From physically handing something to another person.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal