Meaning & Definition of Secondhand in English
English⟶
Secondhand
/sɛkəndhænd/
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- secondhand
2. Previously used or owned by another
- "Bought a secondhand (or used) car"
synonym:
- secondhand,
- used
adverb
1. By indirect means
- "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"
- "He prefers to buy secondhand"
synonym:
- secondhand
Examples of using
Tom was unwilling to pay that much money for a secondhand computer.
I paid double the price for the secondhand book.
We only have secondhand information of the coup.