"seconds" meaning in English

See seconds in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛk.əndz/ [General-American], /ˈsɛk.ənts/ [General-American], /ˈsɛkəndz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-seconds.wav [US]
enPR: sĕʹkəndz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} seconds
  1. plural of second Tags: form-of, plural Form of: second
    Sense id: en-seconds-en-noun-IzpPthVx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛk.əndz/ [General-American], /ˈsɛk.ənts/ [General-American], /ˈsɛkəndz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-seconds.wav [US]
enPR: sĕʹkəndz Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} seconds (uncountable)
  1. A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (second serving): second helping Translations (second serving): lisäannos (Finnish), santsaus (Finnish), santsi (Finnish), Nachschlag [masculine] (German), repeta (Hungarian), dokładka (english: solid) [feminine] (Polish), dolewka (english: liquid) [feminine] (Polish), backning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-seconds-en-noun-svaekQCE Disambiguation of 'second serving': 58 29 13 Disambiguation of 'second serving': 58 29 13
  2. An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-seconds-en-noun-q96Tnrw~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 38 9 27
  3. Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-seconds-en-noun-U67wKHkK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛk.əndz/ [General-American], /ˈsɛk.ənts/ [General-American], /ˈsɛkəndz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-seconds.wav [US]
enPR: sĕʹkəndz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} seconds
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of second Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: second
    Sense id: en-seconds-en-verb-iqxDfoB6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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