hand back en · VERB
Meanings
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To return (something) to where it came from.
East Midlands Railway has confirmed that it will begin handing back its fleet of Class 222s to Eversholt Group, with three sets due to move between now and December.
2025 October 1, “EMR starts '222' handback ahead of '810s' introduction”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 17:
- To return (something) to a person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handed back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| handed back | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| handing back | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hands back | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |