Definitions for hand down
hand down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hand-me-down, hand-downverb

   passed on from one person to another

   "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"

2. hand downverb

   passed on, as by inheritance

   "This ring was handed down through many generations"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hand downverb

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

2. hand downverb

   To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)

3. hand downverb

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

4. hand downverb

   To donate (as second hand.)

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1. hand down

   To hand down is a phrase which generally means to give or pass something valuable, especially knowledge or tradition, to the next generation or younger individuals. It can also refer to a decision or judgment delivered by an authority, such as a court.

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1. • Pass On

How to pronounce hand down?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hand down in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hand down in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hand down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hand down in a Sentence

1. Malik Muhammad Ajmal:

   He wasn't only a juvenile, but he didn't know about the charges framed against him by the military authorities to hand down a death sentence. ... Why have they kept him in detention for so long and under what charges?

2. John F. Kennedy:

   It is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.

3. Eric Adams:

   New York Police Department would run rings around( the other candidates). They are masters. If you're a good mayor, you're only here for eight years. I've been here for 30-something years in New York Police Department. Police departments will wait you out, and they know that whatever you hand down, they have to implement. But if you know the system, if you know the crevices, you know how to go and ensure you're getting what you want.

4. Queen Constance:

   Behind every successful man must be a very successful, staunch woman, our tradition has it that when you are king, the elderly wives remain to hand down the tradition to the younger wives, and also to teach the king the tradition because the king had been a prince, not a king.

5. Mayor Mike Rawlings:

   Holy smokes, that's the original fingerprints. Could you imagine holding his hand down?

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hand down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hand_Down
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com