Meanings
verbhand in (third-person singular simple present hands in, present participle handing in, simple past and past participle handed in)
present singular third person hands in · participle present handing in · participle past handed in · past handed in
- transitiveTo give something to a responsible person.
I found a wallet on the street, so I handed it in to the police.
Synonyms: turn in
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo give something to a responsible person.
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Translations
Dutch inleveren, indienen
- inleverento give to a responsible person
- indienento give to a responsible person
Finnish luovuttaa
- luovuttaato give to a responsible person
French remettre, rendre
- remettreto give to a responsible person
- rendreto give to a responsible person
Greek καταθέτω
- καταθέτω (katathéto)to give to a responsible person
Hebrew מסר
- מסרto give to a responsible person
Italian riconsegnare
- riconsegnareto give to a responsible person
Polish złożyć, składać
- złożyćto give to a responsible person
- składaćto give to a responsible person
Russian сдать
- сдать (sdatʹ)to give to a responsible person
Spanish entregar
- entregarto give to a responsible person
Swedish lämna in
- lämna into give to a responsible person
Turkish teslim etmek
- teslim etmekto give to a responsible person
Cite this entry
APA
hand in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20in
MLA
“hand in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20in.
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