单词 | to hand over |
释义 | > as lemmasto hand over to hand over 1. a. transitive. To pass on (information, a tradition, responsibility, etc.), esp. to another person or group, or to a later generation or age. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another i-taechec888 outreacheOE sellc950 beteacha1000 areachc1000 turnc1175 handsellc1225 betakec1250 deliverc1300 beken1330 yielda1382 disposec1384 resigna1387 livera1400 to turn overa1425 deputea1440 overgive1444 quit?c1450 surrend1450 surrender1466 renderc1480 to give over1483 despose1485 refer1547 to pass over1560 to set over1585 behight1590 tip1610 consign1632 delegate1633 skink1637 to hand over1644 delate1651 to turn off1667 to turn in1822 1644 J. Lightfoot Harmony Foure Evangelists: 1st Pt. 142 Pretending them [sc. traditions and glosses upon the Law] to have descended from Moses himselfe, and to have been handed over to them, from hand to hand. 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. xliii. 102 Writings..handed over to posterity as incontroulable truths for so many Ages. 1784 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XIII. 227 A majority having supported one Administration, it ought of Course to be handed over as a kind of heir-loome to the succeeding Ministry. 1851 Punch 21 97/2 We beg to hand the matter over to the attention of that very respectable body—the ‘parties’ of the new police. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 5 His function of chief speaker is handed over to the Pythagorean philosopher. 1925 ‘F. Lonsdale’ Spring Cleaning 11 You ought to have heard the stuff they have handed over to her about you! 2010 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 7 Apr. 11 The time seems to be right for me to go and hand over the reins to someone else to take the department forward. b. intransitive. To pass on a responsibility, office, etc., esp. to another. ΚΠ 1924 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 July 14/5 He would be quite ready to hand over to him and to take his seat as an ordinary member. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose vi. 229 I would hand over to him at two in the morning, Honolulu time. 1969 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float (1976) ii. 16 When Wilbur offered to take a trick, assuring me that there was not a vessel built he could not steer, I gladly handed over to him. 1996 J. Watts Henry VI & Politics of Kingship v. 151 No nobleman, then, can be blamed for hesitating as the time to hand over drew near. 2012 Daily Tel. 8 Aug. 25/3 At the end of my shift I note all ‘open’ incidents so I can hand over to the incoming duty webmaster. 2. transitive. To deliver (a person or thing) into another's possession, keeping, custody, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > hand to or put before a person i-taechec888 reacheOE giveOE takec1300 to hand over1652 1652 G. Tooke Hist. Cales Passion 3 In this faire deport at length were they handed over to some of our Redemanded Netherlanders for their better disciplining. 1785 Gentleman's London Mag. Sept. 503/2 Requesting their assistance in handing over these offenders to the civil power. 1816 Sporting Mag. 48 173 You may as well hand me over the money. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xvii. 168 Poor Lady Clara! I fancy a better lot for you than that to which fate handed you over. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay viii. 130 The money is in Spanish bonds..it can be handed over to you with the stroke of a pen. 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 273 ‘Well, here's to it!’ said Jimmie, handing over a tumbler half-full of neat whisky to Mr Little. 2007 New Yorker 19 Nov. 67/1 The men came forward politely and handed over their identification cards. 3. transitive. Telecommunications and Computing. = to hand off at Phrasal verbs sense to hand off 3 at Phrasal verbs. ΚΠ 1985 Creative Computing Sept. 26/3 As the vehicle moves from one cell and into another a computer-controlled system hands over the call to the next cell. 1995 Newsbytes (Nexis) 28 Mar. The modem hands over the call to the fax software. 2007 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 2 Oct. Both access points are called Wireless@SG and your laptop..hands over the Net traffic from one access point to another. < as lemmas |
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