hand it to

verb

To credit or congratulate (someone); to give (someone) appropriate respect for something they have done.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbhand it to (third-person singular simple present hands it to, present participle handing it to, simple past and past participle handed it to)

present singular third person hands it to · participle present handing it to · participle past handed it to · past handed it to

  1. slangTo credit or congratulate (someone); to give (someone) appropriate respect for something they have done.
  2. slangTo yell at, demean or tell off (someone).
Cite this entry
APA

hand it to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20it%20to

MLA

“hand it to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20it%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand it to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20it%20to.

Source: hand it to on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.