deliver over to
C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To give someone or something to another person or group, usually in an official or serious way.
Literal meaning: To carry something across and give it to someone.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
To officially hand a person or thing over to another authority or person.
"The general delivered the captured soldiers over to the commanding officer."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Formal or archaic. Used in legal, biblical, and literary contexts. In modern English, 'hand over to' or 'transfer to' is preferred. The compound particle 'over to' stresses completion of the transfer.
Commonly used with
authorities enemy court custody police care
Forms
Base
deliver over to
I/you/we/they
3rd person
delivers over to
he/she/it
Past simple
delivered over to
yesterday
Past participle
delivered over to
have + pp
-ing form
delivering over to
continuous
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Synonyms
hand over to transfer to surrender to pass to yield to commit to
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