second-hand
/ˌsekənd ˈhænd/adjective
उच्चारण सेकन्ड हैन्ड
पुराना, सेकंड-हैंड, इस्तेमाल किया हुआ
Core word
- 1
(of things) not new; owned by somebody else before
पुराना, सेकंड-हैंड, इस्तेमाल किया हुआ
- Radhika bought a second-hand bicycle for college.
- second-hand books and clothes
- We bought a second-hand sofa from a neighbour.
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- Second-hand mobile phones are cheaper but may not last long.
- The shop sells second-hand uniforms at a low price.
Synonyms used old pre-owned hand-me-down
Opposite new brand new
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[only before noun]
(of shops) selling things that are not new
पुराना सामान बेचने वाला
- a second-hand bookshop in Daryaganj
- Radhika found a good second-hand dictionary at a shop near the university.
- He runs a small second-hand shop near the railway station.
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- She spent the afternoon browsing a second-hand bookstall.
- The second-hand market in the old city is crowded on Sundays.
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(of news or information) learned from other people, not from your own experience
दूसरों से सुना हुआ, परोक्ष
- I only have second-hand information about the accident.
- He gave us a second-hand account of the meeting, so we checked the facts ourselves.
- Second-hand reports of the incident were not reliable.
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- I do not trust second-hand stories about celebrities.
- Her second-hand knowledge of the area was not enough for the guide's job.
Synonyms indirect vicarious secondary
Opposite first-hand direct
- 1
after being owned by somebody else
पुराना (खरीदा हुआ)
- I bought the car second-hand.
- Many students buy their textbooks second-hand to save money.
- She got the laptop second-hand for half the price.
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- He bought his first scooter second-hand.
- Furniture bought second-hand can look as good as new.
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from other people rather than from your own experience
दूसरों से (सुनकर)
- I heard about it second-hand.
- The news reached us second-hand, so we waited for official confirmation.
- I only know the story second-hand, so I may have the details wrong.
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- She got the news second-hand from a friend.
- Nobody had seen the match, and everybody had heard of it second-hand.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: second-hand smoke is smoke that people breathe in from other people's cigarettes.
Usage में second-hand smoke वह धुआँ है जो दूसरों की सिगरेट से लोग साँस के साथ अंदर लेते हैं।