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- Dictionarysecond-hand/ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand/
adjective
- 1. (of goods) having had a previous owner; not new: "a second-hand car" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of information or experience) accepted on another's authority and not from original investigation: "second-hand knowledge of her country" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. on the basis that something has had a previous owner: "tips on the pitfalls to avoid when buying second-hand"
- 2. on the basis of what others have said; indirectly: "I was discounting anything I heard second-hand"
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- English (US)
owned or used in the past by someone else: a secondhand car....
- Znaczenie Secondhand, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
secondhand definicja: 1. owned or used in the past by...
- Seconded
SECONDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
secondhand 의미, 정의, secondhand의 정의: 1. owned or used in the...
- Pronunciation in English
secondhand pronunciation. How to say secondhand. Listen to...
- Secondhand Smoke
SECONDHAND SMOKE definition: tobacco smoke that you breathe...
- See All Examples of Secondhand
Examples of secondhand in a sentence, how to use it. 24...
- Secondary Stress
Examples of how to use “secondary stress” in a sentence from...
- English (US)
adjective. sec· ond· hand ˈse-kən (d)-ˈhand. Synonyms of secondhand. 1. a. : received from or through an intermediary : borrowed. b. : derivative. secondhand ideas. 2. a. : acquired after being used by another : not new. secondhand books. b. : dealing in secondhand merchandise. a secondhand bookstore. secondhand. 2 of 4. adverb. 1.
Learn the meaning of second hand as a noun, adjective and adverb in English. Find out how to use second hand to describe something that is not new or has been used by someone else, or the part of a clock that shows seconds.
adjective. not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand. previously used or owned: secondhand clothes. dealing in previously used goods: a secondhand bookseller. adverb. after another user or owner: He bought it secondhand. indirectly; at second hand: He heard the news secondhand.
owned or used in the past by someone else: a secondhand car. I bought it second-hand at that bookstore on Elm Street. secondhand adjective, adverb [not gradable] (LEARNED INDIRECTLY) learned or heard about from someone else rather than directly from the person involved: She said she had heard second-hand reports of officers sleeping on the job.
1.adjective. Secondhand things are not new and have been owned by someone else. They could afford a secondhand car, she thought. 2.adjective [ADJ n] A secondhand store sells secondhand goods. ...lovingly restored old pieces bought from a secondhand store. 3.adjective.
adjective. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand. “a secondhand report” “a secondhand account of a memory of something once read” “most of our knowledge is secondhand ” synonyms: secondary. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate. adverb. by indirect means.
