Secondhand

//ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd//

Synonyms for "secondhand" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(1 words)
hand-me-down

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(2 words)
pre-ownedpreloved

Related words (4)

Adjective(1 words)
used
Adjective(1 words)
used

Related word relations

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derived

6 entries

related to

11 entries

similar

4 entries

Translations

95 translations across 44 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • مُسْتَعْمَل adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Basque

1 entries
  • bigarren eskuko adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Catalan

1 entries
  • segona mà adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 中古 adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • 第二手 adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Dutch

3 entries
  • occasie adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • occasion adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • tweedehands adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • brokanta adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Finnish

4 entries
  • käytetty adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • käytetyn tavaran adj (dealing in such merchandise)
  • passiivinen adj (indirect, passive)
  • epäsuorasti adv (indirectly)

French

3 entries
  • de seconde main adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • occasion adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • seconde main adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მეორადი მოხმარების adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • ნაქონი adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • ნახმარი adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

German

4 entries
  • Gebraucht adj (dealing in such merchandise)
  • Passiv adj (indirect, passive)
  • Secondhand adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • aus zweiter Hand adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Greek

1 entries
  • μεταχειρισμένος adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • antikvár adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • használt adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • használt adj (dealing in such merchandise)
  • közvetett adj (indirect, passive)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • notaður adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • bekas adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Italian

1 entries
  • di seconda mano adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Japanese

3 entries
  • セカンドハンド adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • セコハン adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • 中古 adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Korean

1 entries
  • 중고 adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Ladin

1 entries
  • de sgonda man adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Latin

1 entries
  • redivīvus adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • naudotas adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • vartotas adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • по́ловен adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Manx

2 entries
  • aalaue adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • aalaue adj (dealing in such merchandise)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • хуучин adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • эдэлж хэрэглэж байсан adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Māori

2 entries
  • nguture adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • oruoru adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Norman

1 entries
  • dé s'gonde main adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • annenhånds adj (indirect, passive)
  • brukt adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • brukt adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • brukt adj (dealing in such merchandise)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • annanhands adj (indirect, passive)
  • brukt adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • brukt adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • brukt adj (dealing in such merchandise)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اسكی adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Persian

1 entries
  • دست دوم adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • tweedahaunt adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Polish

2 entries
  • używany adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • z drugiej ręki adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • de segunda mão adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Romanian

2 entries
  • la mâna a doua adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • second-hand adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Russian

3 entries
  • б adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • поде́ржанный adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • у adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Scots

1 entries
  • seicont-haundit adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ath-ghnàthach adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Spanish

2 entries
  • de segunda mano adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • segunda mano adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mtumba adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Swedish

1 entries
  • begagnad adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Thai

2 entries
  • มือสอง adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • มือสอง adj (indirect, passive)

Turkish

3 entries
  • elden düşme adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • ikinci el adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)
  • kullanılmış adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ail-law adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • twaddehâns adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • àlòkù adj (not new; previously owned and used by another)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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I came across this book in a secondhand bookstore.

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Tom advised him not to buy the secondhand car.

Source: tatoeba (37042)

We only have secondhand information of the coup.

Source: tatoeba (50547)

As I heard the story secondhand, I can't ascertain the truth of it.

Source: tatoeba (56450)

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