hand down

verbB1 · Intermediate

To give something to a younger person.

Meanings of «hand down»

1 · verb

to give something to a younger person

My grandmother will hand down her ring to me.

2 · verb

to officially announce a legal decision or sentence

The judge will hand down his decision tomorrow.

Similar: pronounce issuedeliver a verdict

Translation

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«hand down» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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