hand on in English

Forms: hands on [present, singular, third-person], handing on [participle, present], handed on [participle, past], handed on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hand on (third-person singular simple present hands on, present participle handing on, simple past and past participle handed on)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "hands on",
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    },
    {
      "form": "handing on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "handed on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "handed on",
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    }
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        "To transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else."
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          "duty",
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          "original",
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        [
          "give",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hand off"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hand on"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hands on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "handing on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "handed on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "handed on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else."
      ],
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          "transfer",
          "transfer"
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          "give"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hand off"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hand on"
}

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"hand on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms