handover

«handover» in Mova's school dictionary: the act of passing something, such as a job, power or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a handover, handovers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A handover is the act of passing something, such as a job, power or a place, from one person or group to another. tree →

2) (work) A meeting where a worker tells the next worker what they need to know, such as nurses at the end of a shift. tree →

3) (sport) Passing the baton in a relay race (more often called the changeover). tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult work life, nurses and doctors do a handover between shifts; in history, a handover of power or a territory (for example, a colony to another country) is a big event. In relay races, the handover of the baton must be smooth. Phrases: «a smooth handover», «handover of power», «shift handover».

examples

• The nurses had a handover at seven o'clock. tree →
• The handover of the keys happened at the new house. tree →
• The new head teacher had a long handover with the old one. tree →
• Our relay team practised the baton handover. tree →
• The handover of power was peaceful. tree →
• After the handover, the new owners moved in. tree →
• The teacher wrote handover notes for the supply teacher. tree →

note

Countable noun, one word. The verb is two words: «hand over» («Please hand over your phones»). Similar: changeover, transfer.

In the corpora

• In 1797 George Washington stepped down as US president after eight years, a peaceful handover of power.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «handover» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.