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hand in

phr. v..
B1 Intermediate Oxford General-service

phr. v.. to give a piece of work or a document to someone in authority, like a teacher or a boss.

phr. v.. to submit a completed assignment, document, or item to a person in a position of authority for review or processing.


SIMPLE

Please hand in your homework by Friday.

CONTEXTUAL

After finishing the exam, the students walked to the front of the room to hand in their papers.

COMPLEX

The employee decided to hand in his resignation after receiving a much better offer from a rival firm.

Particles
in
Separability
optional
Pattern
hand + (object) + in
Usage

often used with school assignments, official forms, or legal documents.

Teaching tip

contrast with 'give in' (which can also mean to surrender) and 'submit' (the more formal equivalent used in academic or professional writing).

Pitfall

I handed in it late.I handed it in late.when the object is a pronoun like 'it', it must go between the verb and the particle.

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