Meaning of hand sth over In English

• 0 to give something to someone else:

  • We were ordered to hand over our passports.

• 1 to give someone else control of or responsibility for something:

  • to hand over control/power/responsibility

  • hand sth over to sb The founder handed the company over to his sons.

  • The owner of the property was in breach of contract in failing to have the flat ready to hand over.

• 2 to give something to someone:

  • hand over money/documents Insist on a legally binding contract before handing over a deposit.