HAND DOWN


Meaning of HAND DOWN in English

1.

If you ~ 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

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

2.

When a particular decision is handed down by someone in authority, it is given by them. (JOURNALISM)

Tougher sentences are being handed down these days...

She is expected soon to ~ a ruling.

PHRASAL VERB: be V-ed P, V P n (not pron), also V n P

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .