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Hand in

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

phrasal verbCore term

In education & teaching, hand in means: To give a piece of finished work, such as homework, an essay or a test paper, to the teacher so that it can be checked or marked.

In Turkish: teslim etmek, vermek

How it is used

Used by teachers and students every day. Students hand in homework, assignments and tests, often 'by' a deadline. It is separable: 'hand in your essays' or 'hand them in'. American English also uses turn in.

Example sentences

  1. Please hand in your essays by Friday at the latest.

  2. Three students haven't handed in their project yet.

Common collocations

  • hand in homework
  • hand in an assignment
  • hand it in on time
  • hand in late
  • hand outTo give a copy of something, such as a worksheet, test or book, to each person in a group.
  • homeworkWork that a teacher gives students to do outside class time, usually at home, to practice or extend what they learned in the lesson.
  • markTo check students' work, show what is right or wrong and give it a score or grade.

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