second

second is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĕ'kənd
• IPA: /ˈsɛkənd/
• SAMPA: /"sEk@nd/
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Adjective

Positive second

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (ordinal number) The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order.

   I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child.

Related words

• second-rate
• second fiddle

See also

• first
• third

Noun

Singular second

Plural seconds

1. A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute.

   The winner won the race by five seconds.

Synonyms

• sec

Related words

• split second
• secondary

Verb

Plain form second

Third-person singular seconds

Past tense seconded

Past participle seconded

Present participle seconding

1. If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted.

   So moved. Do we have a second?