deliver over into
C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To give someone or something into the care or control of another person or group, usually in a formal or serious way.
Literal meaning: To carry something over and place it into (a new location or control).
Meanings
1 C1 formal
To formally hand someone or something over to the power, care, or authority of another.
"The prisoner was delivered over into the custody of the foreign court."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Archaic or literary phrasing. Most common in religious, legal, or historical texts. Rarely used in modern everyday speech. The 'into' emphasises the idea of entering a new state of custody or power.
Commonly used with
hands custody power care authority bondage
Forms
Base
deliver over into
I/you/we/they
3rd person
delivers over into
he/she/it
Past simple
delivered over into
yesterday
Past participle
delivered over into
have + pp
-ing form
delivering over into
continuous
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