What does secondhand mean?
Definitions for secondhand
ˈsɛk əndˈhændsec·ond·hand
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word secondhand.
Princeton's WordNet
secondhandadjective
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"
secondhand, usedadverb
previously used or owned by another
"bought a secondhand (or used) car"
secondhandadverb
by indirect means
"I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
GCIDE
Secondhandadjective
Not original or primary; received from another; as, secondhand information.
Wiktionary
secondhandadverb
indirectly
secondhandadjective
not new; previously owned and used by another
secondhandadjective
dealing in such merchandise
Wikipedia
Secondhand
Used goods mean any item of personal property offered for sale not as new, including metals in any form except coins that are legal tender, but excluding books, magazines, and postage stamps.
ChatGPT
secondhand
Secondhand refers to an item or object that has been previously owned or used by someone else before it was acquired by the current owner. It may also refer to information or knowledge obtained indirectly or passed on from another person, rather than from a direct or original source.
Webster Dictionary
Secondhandadjective
not original or primary; received from another
Secondhandadjective
not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a secondhand book, garment
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of secondhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of secondhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of secondhand in a Sentence
This situation is a bit like secondhand smoke, but on a national scale.
The world is burdened with young fogies. Old men with ossified minds are easily dealt with. But men who look young, act young and everlastingly harp on the fact that they are young, but who nevertheless think and act with a degree of caution that would be excessive in their grandfathers, are the curse of the world. Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.
We still have a far way to go in this country protecting people from secondhand smoke in public areas.
So parents should not expose their children – the best thing to do is quit, and this will not only not expose their children to the secondhand smoke, but will also let them enjoy their life with their children longer.
The findings reinforce that secondhand smoke is still a problem in this country. Half of middle school and high school students are exposed to something we know is harmful to their health and is completely preventable.
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- مستعملArabic
- segona màCatalan, Valencian
- brugtDanish
- Second-Hand, gebrauchtGerman
- μεταχειρισμένοςGreek
- dua manoEsperanto
- de segunda manoSpanish
- bigarren eskukoBasque
- käytetty, epäsuorastiFinnish
- occasion, de seconde main, seconde mainFrench
- twaddehânsWestern Frisian
- dara láimheIrish
- ath-ghnàthachScottish Gaelic
- aalaueManx
- használtHungarian
- bekasIndonesian
- notaðurIcelandic
- di seconda manoItalian
- יד שניהHebrew
- セコハン, セカンドハンド, 中古Japanese
- ნახმარიGeorgian
- ಸೆಕೆಂಡ್ ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್Kannada
- 중고Korean
- по́ловенMacedonian
- эдэлж хэрэглэж байсан, хуучинMongolian
- tweedehandsDutch
- bruktNorwegian
- używanyPolish
- de segunda mãoPortuguese
- la mâna a douaRomanian
- поде́ржанный, б/уRussian
- begagnadSwedish
- มือสองThai
- ikinci elTurkish
- צווייטע האנטYiddish
- 二手Chinese
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