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handover to vs handover for

'Handover to' and 'handover for' are both correct, but they would be used in differing contexts. 'Handover to' is used when transferring something to someone else, while 'handover for' is used when indicating the purpose or reason for the handover.
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Last updated: October 20, 2024 • 4007 views

handover to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when transferring something to someone else.

Use 'handover to' when you are transferring something to another person or entity. It indicates the recipient of the handover.

Examples:

  • I will handover the project to the new manager.
  • Please handover the keys to the security guard.
  • The teacher will handover the exam papers to the students.
  • The handover to the Premier is on Monday.
  • The handover to his new owners was at Birchanger Services.
  • The Content of Wagon Order must show the relevant information which is needed for an RU to effect transportation during its responsibility until handover to next RU.
  • It should conduct mandated tasks with a view to a handover to AFISM-CAR within four to six months from achieving FOC.
  • I am extremely glad to have this opportunity to say a few words about Bosnia and Herzegovina, just two weeks before the handover to EUFOR on 2 December.
  • More aid must be channelled directly into specific projects rather than a handover to recipient national coffers, so it is absolutely clear where the money is being spent.
  • For this handover to happen in a smooth manner it is deemed essential:
  • You said your mates organised a handover to the Russian mob tomorrow or the next day, right?
  • Is there is set length of time between an arrest and the handover to the Kenyan authorities?
  • Despite having been officially recognised as protected by the US authorities, we are witnessing negotiations for their handover to the Iranian authorities at this time and under these conditions.
  • Is aware of the fact that, since the handover to China, the MSAR's economy has continued to develop, and notes that, thanks to its healthy tourism sector, the MSAR's economic growth rate was 7 % in 2002;
  • Before Hong Kong's Handover to China in 1997
  • In the run-up to the handover to China, there were many who felt that, ideologically, Hong Kong was taking over China.
  • Following the wholesalers» move to their new headquarters, the city authorities began to clear the site in and around the Grossmarkthalle, which was purchased by the ECB from the City of Frankfurt in 2002, in preparation for the handover to the ECB.

Alternatives:

  • transfer to
  • give to
  • pass on to
  • deliver to
  • relinquish to

handover for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when indicating the purpose or reason for the handover.

Use 'handover for' when you want to specify the purpose or reason for the handover. It is often used in contexts where the handover is for a specific use or action.

Examples:

  • I am handing over the documents for review.
  • She handed over the keys for safekeeping.
  • The package was handed over for shipping.
  • Provide lifesaving first aid as required, until handover for further treatment.
  • Subject: Generational handover for European farmers
  • I've a handover for vou.
  • Handover plan for successor of ECSC 6.
  • It is crucial to prepare for this handover via national and local measures facilitating the transfer of businesses to women.
  • Proceed immediately to the coordinates given for the handover.
  • Looks like the new phone is for handover.
  • The Commission proposal does not take adequate account of the need for intergenerational handover in farming to be facilitated.
  • This structure for the handover ceremony... has been built precisely astride the borders of the two great lands.
  • The Lisbon Summit outlined the move to the transition phase, involving the gradual handover of responsibility for security to Afghan forces by 2014.
  • Fortunately, my son and his friends were here at the time, hoping to get the place ready for the handover.
  • For this handover to happen in a smooth manner it is deemed essential:
  • Before it could hand over the site to the ECB, the City of Frankfurt am Main was responsible for clearing the site and preparing it for the handover.
  • Before it could hand over the site to the ECB, the City of Frankfurt am Main was responsible for clearing the site and preparing it for the handover.
  • Two weeks ago I spent the entire weekend and most of the week trying to negotiate for the handover of children who had been illegally abducted from the United Kingdom and taken to Italy.
  • But there are other problems that relate to the time taken for train handover at the GermanPolish border, difficulties in negotiating train path allocations and a lack of transparency in rail pricing both within the European Union and in Poland.
  • Despite having been officially recognised as protected by the US authorities, we are witnessing negotiations for their handover to the Iranian authorities at this time and under these conditions.
  • This message must be issued by the IM to the RU, who is running the train, for handover points, interchange points and for the train destination as described in Chapter 4.2.4.1 (Train Running Forecast, General Remarks).
  • Following the wholesalers» move to their new headquarters, the city authorities began to clear the site in and around the Grossmarkthalle, which was purchased by the ECB from the City of Frankfurt in 2002, in preparation for the handover to the ECB.
  • What measures does the Commission intend to implement, as part of the CAP renewal after 2013 and the re-balancing of direct aid to producers, to make the sector more attractive and support a generational handover which is indispensable for the future of the European agricultural sector?

Alternatives:

  • hand in for
  • submit for
  • provide for
  • surrender for
  • relinquish for

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