"second" meaning in English

See second in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ [US], /ˈsɛkənd/ [UK], /ˈsɛkɪnd/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-second.ogg [US], en-uk-a second.ogg [UK] Forms: second [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: sĕʹkənd [US] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order.
    Sense id: simple-second-en-adj-EKtSDDFr Categories (other): Ordinal numbers

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ [US], /ˈsɛkənd/ [UK], /ˈsɛkɪnd/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-second.ogg [US], en-uk-a second.ogg [UK] Forms: second [singular], seconds [plural]
enPR: sĕʹkənd [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute.
    Sense id: simple-second-en-noun-m~v3BTpJ

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ [US], /ˈsɛkənd/ [UK], /ˈsɛkɪnd/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-second.ogg [US], en-uk-a second.ogg [UK] Forms: second [canonical], seconds [third-person, singular], seconded [past], seconded [past, participle], seconding [present, participle]
enPR: sĕʹkənd [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted.
    Sense id: simple-second-en-verb-rLFgYGic
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ordinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order."
      ],
      "id": "simple-second-en-adj-EKtSDDFr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ordinal number"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkənd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkɪnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sEk@nd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "second"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The winner won the race by five seconds."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute."
      ],
      "id": "simple-second-en-noun-m~v3BTpJ",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "sĕʹkənd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkɪnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sEk@nd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "second"
}

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      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconding",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "So moved. Do we have a second?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted."
      ],
      "id": "simple-second-en-verb-rLFgYGic"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkɪnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sEk@nd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a second.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "second"
}
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      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child."
        }
      ],
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        "The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order."
      ],
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        "ordinal number"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkənd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkɪnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sEk@nd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "second"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The winner won the race by five seconds."
        }
      ],
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        "A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkənd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkɪnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sEk@nd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "second"
}

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      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconding",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "So moved. Do we have a second?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkənd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkənd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkɪnd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"sEk@nd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a second.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "second"
}

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