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at second hand

at second hand prepositional phrase: by an intermediary or by indirect means; usually relating to something heard, by hearsay.

Prepositional phrase

  1. By an intermediary or by indirect means; usually relating to something heard, by hearsay.
    • Even devoted monarchists knew of her only at second hand, as a cipher, a still, small, largely silent, smiling figure, bound by her sense of duty and service, surrounded by turmoil and hubbub.September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    indirectly

at second hand meaning in Kannada

at second hand in Kannada

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಂದ, ಪರೋಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ಬಂದ

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Questions about at second hand

What does at second hand mean?
At second hand means by an intermediary or by indirect means; usually relating to something heard, by hearsay.
What is at second hand in Kannada?
At second hand in Kannada is ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಂದ, ಪರೋಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ಬಂದ. See At second hand meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is at second hand?
At second hand is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at second hand in the dictionary

  1. at risk
  2. at rovers
  3. at scale
  4. at school
  5. at sea
  6. at second hand
  7. at short notice
  8. at short sight
  9. at sight
  10. at sign
  11. at signs

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