hand – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of hand

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youhand on sth
weLet's hand on sth
youhand on sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)