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hand down

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.)

ChatGPT

  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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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. 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.

  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. Emma Daly:

    He stopped, looked at me, and instead of answering my question, just reached forward with his hand, touched my chest and then pulled his hand down between my breasts and said 'You're not wearing a bra,' or words to that effect, and then moved on, i was left completely stunned, and the only thing I could say was, 'Yes I am.'.

  4. Mayor Mike Rawlings:

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

  5. Alison Jacobson:

    A great way to test if a surface is too soft is to press your hand down and then lift it up. If your hand leaves an indentation, it's too soft.


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