SECOND

SE ·COND 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 9 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. 1/60 of a minute
  2. an indefinitely short time
  3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
  4. a particular point in time

💬 Examples

  • "the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites"
  • "wait just a moment"
  • "in a mo"
  • "the moment he arrived the party began"

🔗 Similar words

secsmomentmominutebit
verb
  1. give support or one's approval to
  2. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

💬 Examples

  • "I'll second that motion"
  • "I can't back this plan"
  • "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"

🔗 Similar words

backendorseindorse
adjective
  1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
  2. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first

💬 Examples

  • "second flute"
  • "the second violins"

🔗 Similar words

2nd2d
adverb
  1. in the second place

💬 Examples

  • "second, we must consider the economy"

🔗 Similar words

secondly
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