Definitions for hand down
Princeton's WordNet
hand-me-down, hand-down(verb)
passed on from one person to another
"not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
hand down(verb)
passed on, as by inheritance
"This ring was handed down through many generations"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
hand down(verb)ænd
to give sth to a younger family member
a beautiful gold watch that he handed down to his grandson
Wiktionary
hand down(Verb)
To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
hand down(Verb)
To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)
hand down(Verb)
To forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court).
hand down(Verb)
To donate (as second hand.)
Translations for hand down
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hand down(adjective)
to pass on from one generation to the next
These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.
- oorlewerAfrikaans

- يُنقَل من جيل إلى جيلArabic

- предавамBulgarian

- passarPortuguese (BR)

- předávatCzech

- vererbenGerman

- videreføre; gå i arvDanish

- κληροδοτώGreek

- transmitir, pasarSpanish

- põlvest põlve pärandamaEstonian

- به ارث گذاشتنFarsi

- siirtyä sukupolvelta toiselleFinnish

- transmettreFrench

- לְהַעֲבִיר לַדוֹרוֹת הַבָּאִיםHebrew

- अगली पीढ़ी को सौंपनाHindi

- prenositi (tradiciju)Croatian

- az utókorra hagyHungarian

- menurunkanIndonesian

- láta ganga (frá einni kynslóð til annarrar)Icelandic

- trasmettere, tramandareItalian

- 伝えるJapanese

- 물려주다Korean

- perduotiLithuanian

- nodot (no paaudzes paaudzē)Latvian

- diturunkanMalay

- overdragen, doorgevenDutch

- la gå i arv, gi videreNorwegian

- przekazywać (potomności)Polish

- به ارث گذاشتنPersian

- اPashto

- transmitirPortuguese

- a transmiteRomanian

- передавать(ся) из поколения в поколениеRussian

- odovzdávaťSlovak

- prenestiSlovenian

- prenetiSerbian

- [låta] gå i arvSwedish

- ทิ้งไว้ให้คนรุ่นหลังThai

- geçmekTurkish

- 世代相傳Chinese (Trad.)

- передавати нащадкамUkrainian

- ایک پیڑھی سے دوسری پیڑھی کو سونپناUrdu

- truyền lạiVietnamese

- 把...传下来Chinese (Simp.)

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