Meaning

2 senses
  1. An intermediate person or means; intermediary.

    an intermediate person; used in the phrase ‘at second hand’

  2. On the clock face of a clock or watch, the hand (pointer) that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

    Sekundenzeiger

    секу́ндная стре́лкаsekúndnaja strélka

    секу́ндна стрі́лкаsekúndna strílka

    hand marking seconds on a timepiece

Examples

55 sentences
  1. Do you sell second-hand computers?

    deVerkaufen Sie gebrauchte Computer?

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  2. Tom bought his truck second hand.

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  3. Tom bought a second-hand truck.

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  4. I'd recommend not buying a second-hand computer.

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  5. We could save a lot of money by buying second-hand furniture.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed:
Русский
By meaning 1
the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed:

Origin

second (ordinal) + hand (“party”) second (“unit of time”) + hand (“pointer”)

second (ordinal) + hand (“party”)

second (“unit of time”) + hand (“pointer”)

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