"seconds" meaning in English

See seconds in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛk.əndz/ [US], /ˈsɛkəndz/ [UK] Forms: second [singular], seconds [plural]
enPR: sĕʹkəndz [US] Head templates: {{noun|second}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of second; more than one (kind of) second.
    Sense id: simple-seconds-en-noun-qGW54HeE Categories (other): Plurals
  2. A second serving of food for one person.
    Sense id: simple-seconds-en-noun-dlBpMd5m

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛk.əndz/ [US], /ˈsɛkəndz/ [UK] Forms: second [canonical], seconds [third-person, singular], seconded [past], seconded [past, participle], seconding [present, participle]
enPR: sĕʹkəndz [US] Head templates: {{verb|second}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Seconds is the present third person singular of second.
    Sense id: simple-seconds-en-verb-FezBtwDs
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "sec‧onds",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The clock shows the seconds."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of second; more than one (kind of) second."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seconds-en-noun-qGW54HeE"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm so hungry that I'm going back for seconds."
        },
        {
          "text": "This tastes so good. I hope there's enough for us to have seconds."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A second serving of food for one person."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seconds-en-noun-dlBpMd5m",
      "raw_tags": [
        "plural only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkəndz",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.əndz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkəndz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seconds"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconding",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "sec‧onds",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If Bill seconds the motion, I'll vote for it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Seconds is the present third person singular of second."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seconds-en-verb-FezBtwDs"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkəndz",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.əndz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkəndz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seconds"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "sec‧onds",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Plurals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The clock shows the seconds."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of second; more than one (kind of) second."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm so hungry that I'm going back for seconds."
        },
        {
          "text": "This tastes so good. I hope there's enough for us to have seconds."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A second serving of food for one person."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "plural only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkəndz",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.əndz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkəndz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seconds"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "second",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconds",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconded",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seconding",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "sec‧onds",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If Bill seconds the motion, I'll vote for it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Seconds is the present third person singular of second."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sĕʹkəndz",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛk.əndz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛkəndz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seconds"
}

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