hand
noun
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
will hand
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future tenseof hand.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"Tomorrow morning I will hand over my duties to the parliament speaker."
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Mark Walter and Todd Boehly have agreed to sell their combined 25% stake in English soccer team Chelsea in a deal that will hand the two billionaires around $650 million each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The paper reports that Prime Minister Andy Burnham will hand mayors the power to impose unlimited taxes on tourists that could lead to families paying hundreds of pounds more on holidays in England.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
This begins with two small “pilot zones” the IDF will hand to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which are charged with disarming “non-state armed groups”—the preferred Lebanese euphemism for Hezbollah—and dismantling terror infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Then she will hand you each your scholarship check. We had large cardboard checks made. We thought they'd be fun keepsakes.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
