second

second is on the Basic English 850 List.

seat - second - secret

second is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

seat - second - secretary

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Cardinal: two     Ordinal: second     Frequency: twice     Multiplier: double, twofold     Distributive: doubly     Fractional: half     Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: sĕʹkənd, IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ or /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛkənd/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛkɪnd/
• 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

• secondary
• second-rate
• second fiddle
• first
• third

Noun

Singular second

Plural seconds

1. (countable) 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
• millisecond
• minute
• second hand

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?