hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to hand sth out
Participle: handed sth out
Gerund: handing sth out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ihand sth out
youhand sth out
he;she;ithands sth out
wehand sth out
youhand sth out
theyhand sth out

Perfect

Ihave handed sth out
youhave handed sth out
he;she;ithas handed sth out
wehave handed sth out
youhave handed sth out
theyhave handed sth out

Past

Ihanded sth out
youhanded sth out
he;she;ithanded sth out
wehanded sth out
youhanded sth out
theyhanded sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad handed sth out
youhad handed sth out
he;she;ithad handed sth out
wehad handed sth out
youhad handed sth out
theyhad handed sth out

Future

Iwill hand sth out
youwill hand sth out
he;she;itwill hand sth out
wewill hand sth out
youwill hand sth out
theywill hand sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have handed sth out
youwill have handed sth out
he;she;itwill have handed sth out
wewill have handed sth out
youwill have handed sth out
theywill have handed sth out

Subjunctive

Present

Ihand sth out
youhand sth out
he;she;ithand sth out
wehand sth out
youhand sth out
theyhand sth out

Perfect

Ihave handed sth out
youhave handed sth out
he;she;ithave handed sth out
wehave handed sth out
youhave handed sth out
theyhave handed sth out

Imperfect

Ihanded sth out
youhanded sth out
he;she;ithanded sth out
wehanded sth out
youhanded sth out
theyhanded sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad handed sth out
youhad handed sth out
he;she;ithad handed sth out
wehad handed sth out
youhad handed sth out
theyhad handed sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould hand sth out
youwould hand sth out
he;she;itwould hand sth out
wewould hand sth out
youwould hand sth out
theywould hand sth out

Perfect

Iwould have handed sth out
youwould have handed sth out
he;she;itwould have handed sth out
wewould have handed sth out
youwould have handed sth out
theywould have handed sth out

Imperative

youhand sth out
weLet's hand sth out
youhand sth out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam handing sth out
youare handing sth out
he;she;itis handing sth out
weare handing sth out
youare handing sth out
theyare handing sth out

Perfect

Ihave been handing sth out
youhave been handing sth out
he;she;ithas been handing sth out
wehave been handing sth out
youhave been handing sth out
theyhave been handing sth out

Past

Iwas handing sth out
youwere handing sth out
he;she;itwas handing sth out
wewere handing sth out
youwere handing sth out
theywere handing sth out

Pluperfect

Ihad been handing sth out
youhad been handing sth out
he;she;ithad been handing sth out
wehad been handing sth out
youhad been handing sth out
theyhad been handing sth out

Future

Iwill be handing sth out
youwill be handing sth out
he;she;itwill be handing sth out
wewill be handing sth out
youwill be handing sth out
theywill be handing sth out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been handing sth out
youwill have been handing sth out
he;she;itwill have been handing sth out
wewill have been handing sth out
youwill have been handing sth out
theywill have been handing sth out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be handing sth out
youwould be handing sth out
he;she;itwould be handing sth out
wewould be handing sth out
youwould be handing sth out
theywould be handing sth out

Perfect

Iwould have been handing sth out
youwould have been handing sth out
he;she;itwould have been handing sth out
wewould have been handing sth out
youwould have been handing sth out
theywould have been handing sth out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'hand'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'hand'

and, band, fand, han, hang, hank, hard, hend, land, mand,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere
accord, assign, award, bestow, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate, give, give away, grant, hand in, hand over, minister, pass, present, provide, turn in
deliver
bequeath, return, transfer, pass, assign, transmit

Antonyms

deliver
capture, restrain, confine, retain

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English handen, honden, from the noun (see above); and also from henden (> English hend), from Old English *hendan, ġehendan (“to seize by hand, grasp, hold”), from Proto-West Germanic *handijan, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (“to take by hand, grasp”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian handa, henda (“to grasp, seize”), Middle Low German handen, henden (in derivatives), Dutch handen, henden (“to arrange, dispose, be handy”), Dutch overhandigen (“to hand, hand over”), Middle High German handen (“to cut, hew”), Middle High German henden (“to give hands to; take hold of, seize”), Old Norse henda (“to grasp, seize, take by hand”). See: English 'hend', Proto-Germanic '*handijaną', Dutch 'handen', Dutch 'overhandigen', Middle High German 'handen', Middle High German 'henden'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Packing-cases, portmanteaus, carpet-bags, and boxes, are already passed from hand to hand, and hauled on board with breathless rapidity. The officers, smartly dressed, are at the gangway handing the passengers up the side, and hurrying the men. In five minutes ’ time, the little steamer is utterly deserted, and the packet is beset and over-run by its late freight, who instantly pervade the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of Home, a goblin postman, with a scarlet coat and bell, had come into that little kennel before me, broad awake in broad day, and, apologising for being damp through walking in the sea, had handed me a letter directed to myself, in familiar characters, I am certain I should not have felt one atom of astonishment: I should have been perfectly satisfied. If Neptune himself had walked in, with [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Then, on any article being handed to her, for instance, a pencil, or a watch, she would select the component letters, and arrange them on her board, and read them with apparent pleasure. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] that is made against them, by the boarders, or by any one else, is fully investigated; and if good ground of complaint be shown to exist against them, they are removed, and their occupation is handed over to some more deserving person. There are a few children employed in these factories, but not many. The laws of the State forbid their working more than nine months in the year, and require [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Every cell has double doors: the outer one of sturdy oak, the other of grated iron, wherein there is a trap through which his food is handed. He has a Bible, and a slate and pencil, and, under certain restrictions, has sometimes other books, provided for the purpose, and pen and ink and paper. His razor, plate, and can, and basin, hang [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Not that I know of, ” said the man. “ Chaw ? ” said the first speaker, handing the old gentleman a bit of his tobacco, with a decidedly brotherly air. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now's your time, ” said Haley, taking the sleeping child up, and handing him to the stranger. “ Don't wake him up, and set him to crying, now; it would make a devil of a fuss with the gal. ” The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘Will you try, ’ said my opposite neighbour, handing me a dish of potatoes, broken up in milk and butter, ‘will you try some of these fixings ? ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ All right, ” said Haley, his face beaming with delight; and pulling out an old inkhorn, he proceeded to fill out a bill of sale, which, in a few moments, he handed to the young man. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] their honeymoon, and entertaining a brilliant circle of friends in their splendid villa, near Lake Pontchartrain, when, one day, a letter was brought to him in _that_ well-remembered writing. It was handed to him while he was in full tide of gay and successful conversation, in a whole room-full of company. He turned deadly pale when he saw the writing, but still preserved his composure, and finished [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I 'm sorry, son. Life handed him many challenges, and through that pain, he was able to grow (The Golden Voice)
  • You came in empty handed ! Did you want me to come in dancing ? (Hoy Maharaja)