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Secondhand Pronunciation

Pronounce Secondhand as S EH K OW N D HH AH N D.

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    Secondhand phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'secondhand'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of secondhand: /sɛkoʊndhænd/
    • Modern IPA representation of secondhand: /sɛcɒndhænd/

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    List of meaning for secondhand

    describes goods that have been passed down after being owned by one other person

    secondhand(adj)

    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"

    secondhand, used(adverb)

    previously used or owned by another

    "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

    secondhand(adverb)

    by indirect means

    "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"

    taken or created from something original or basic

    memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities

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    secondhand in sentence

    1. Emily couldn’t afford new school clothes for her children, so she dressed them in secondhand outfits handed down by friends.

    2. The used, secondhand vehicle sold for less than a new model but was well-cared for by its first owner.

    3. Even though secondhand smoke is deleterious to small children, my sister still smokes around her kids.

    4. Tiff owns a secondhand store where people come to buy used items that are still in good condition.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term secondhand

    This study simply adds to the body of evidence that associates secondhand smoke and an increased risk of tooth decay among children, tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in childhood.

    – Jonathan Shenkin

    I've come to the understanding that I live it, i know exactly what I'm doing out here and I've hit the shots, and I don't really need someone else's secondhand opinion of what I was thinking of. I know exactly what I was doing out there.

    – Tiger Woods

    But research on effects of secondhand smoke on mental health have been really just emerging and this study really contributes to this growing body of evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke in children might be responsible for cognitive and behavioral problems.

    – Lucy Popova

    We are at a point where 480,000 people a year die from tobacco use, we want to make sure that the public knows about the harms of smoking. We want to make sure that it knows about the fact that the industry intentionally manipulated nicotine, there are dangers of secondhand smoke. All those things that are in those statements are things that we think are very important to be out in the public domain.

    – Mary Rouvelas

    We want to make sure that the public knows about the harms of smoking. We want to make sure that it knows about the fact that the industry intentionally manipulated nicotine, there are dangers of secondhand smoke. All those things that are in those statements are things that we think are very important to be out in the public domain.

    – Mary Rouvelas

    If you look at some of the authors' conclusions, this is very compelling evidence of the effects of any policy that affects secondhand smoke exposure.

    – Liz Klein

    So parents should not expose their children – the best thing to do is quit, and this will not only not expose their children to the secondhand smoke, but will also let them enjoy their life with their children longer.

    – Lucy Popova

    People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.

    – Warren Bennis

    Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.

    – Mark Twain

    The findings reinforce that secondhand smoke is still a problem in this country. Half of middle school and high school students are exposed to something we know is harmful to their health and is completely preventable.

    – Brian King

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