Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Not new; previously owned and used by another.

    gebraucht, aus zweiter Hand, secondhand

    поде́ржанныйpodéržannyj, бb/u, уb/u

    previously used or owned by another

  2. (not comparable)Dealing in such merchandise.

    Gebraucht-

  3. (figuratively, not comparable)Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.

    passiv, Passiv-, mittelbar

  4. (not comparable)Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.

    exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues

Examples

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  1. I don't usually buy secondhand things.

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  2. Do you ever buy secondhand clothes?

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  3. Have you ever bought secondhand clothes?

    deHast du schon einmal gebrauchte Kleidung gekauft?

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  4. I heard it secondhand from Tom.

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  5. I found this book at a secondhand bookstore.

    ruЯ нашел эту книгу у букиниста.

    deIch habe dieses Buch in einem Antiquariat gefunden.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
not new; previously owned and used by another:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
not new; previously owned and used by another:
dealing in such merchandise:
indirect, passive:

Origin

From second + hand.

From second + hand.

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