secondhand
2
2.9
- adverb
- /ˈsɛkəndˌhænd/
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- And I dated a fairly informed vegan for about a year, so a lot of that whole ethos was passed on to me secondhand.
- bought secondhand
- gotten information secondhand
- heard what happened secondhand
By doing so, people understand secondhand what your value is and then they will change their approach to you.
- By doing so, people understand secondhand what your value is and then they will change their approach to you.
Examples
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The comment was reported secondhand by the Washington Post, based on anonymous interviews.
Blog text (3) -
Some authors even recorded historic accounts without witnessing the event but rather by hearing about it secondhand, leaving later academics to question the exaggeration or falsification of the description.
Academic text (2007) -
By doing so, people understand secondhand what your value is and then they will change their approach to you.
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As a member of the citizens council... you can get it secondhand from the mayor.
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Do you actually know of these studies, or are you just repeating something you heard secondhand?
Blog text (31) -
My memories of him came secondhand, through my mother's words and well-thumbed photo albums.
Fiction book (2000) -
Charity begins by hearing what another is actually saying, not encountering it secondhand in caricature.
Academic text (2017) -
Many students learn about historical events secondhand from their textbooks rather than witnessing them firsthand.
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The details of the event were shared secondhand by attendees discussing their experiences after the show.
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She often hears about the latest news secondhand from her friends who watch the television reports.
Synonyms
35
3.9
Happening through another person or step instead of directly
5
3.3
Information received through another person rather than directly
Antonyms
Compounds
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Etymology
Secondhand used as an adverb also breaks into second and hand, which gives the image of news passing 'through someone else's hands' instead of coming 'first-hand'. That's why we say we learned something secondhand when it was told to us indirectly.