second

From Wiktionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Second is on the Basic English 850 List.
second is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
second

Lua error in Module:links at line 408: attempt to call field 'findBestScript' (a nil value).

Pronunciation[change]

Adjective[change]

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[change]

See also[change]

Noun[change]

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[change]

Related words[change]

Verb[change]

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?