Verb

überreichen

Translation

handed over, presented, awarded

Er überreichte ihr die Blumen.

He handed her the flowers.

Der Bürgermeister überreichte den Preis.

The mayor presented the award.

((j-m)) ((et4)) to hand sth. over to sb., to present sb. with sth. He handed the certificate over to her.

geben (to give), schenken (to gift), verleihen (to award)

Composed of `über-` (over) and `reichen` (to reach, to pass). It literally means 'to reach over' to hand something off.

Picture someone reaching 'over' a counter to 'hand over' a package.