hand down

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English - English
To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor

Fables are handed down from age to age.

To donate (as second hand.)

When my older brother grows out of his clothes, he hands them down to me, which later in turn I hand down to my little brother, if they're not ripped apart by then. We fall over a lot, this family of ours. And grow fast. Either way, my little brother ends up with tonnes of third-hand scruffy clothes. Maybe that's why he gets picked on so much.

To forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court)

The Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.

bequeath, pass on, transmit in succession, will, transfer
If you hand down something such as knowledge, a possession, or a skill, you give or leave it to people who belong to a younger generation. The idea of handing down his knowledge from generation to generation is important to McLean. = pass on
When a particular decision is handed down by someone in authority, it is given by them. Tougher sentences are being handed down these days She is expected soon to hand down a ruling
passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations
passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"
hand-me-down
An item that is passed along for someone else to use; especially, a piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by a older sibling and passed down to a younger one
hand me down
clothing or any other article passed down from sibling to sibling
hand-me-down
Hand-me-down is used to describe things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and which have been given to you for your use. Most of the boys wore hand-me-down military shirts from their fathers. a piece of clothing which has been used by someone and then given to another person
hand-me-down
outgrown garment passed down from one person to another
hand-me-down
Hand-me-downs are things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and which have been given to you for your use. Edward wore Andrew's hand-me-downs
hand-me-down
passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
hand-me-down
outgrown garment passed down from one person to another passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes
Turkish - English

Definition of hand down in Turkish English dictionary

hand sth. down
(deyim) hand down
hand down

    Hyphenation

    Hand Down

    Turkish pronunciation

    händ daun

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhand ˈdoun/ /ˈhænd ˈdaʊn/

    Etymology

    [ 'hand ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand.
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