Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand it to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables
hand it -to
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Slang

verb

To yell at, demean or tell off (someone).

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

hands it to (present, singular) handing it to (participle, present) handed it to (participle, past) handed it to (past)

Questions

What does hand it to mean?
To credit or congratulate (someone); to give (someone) appropriate respect for something they have done.

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