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Table of contents
1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun

1.2.1 Synonyms
1.2.2 Translations

1.2.2.1 Translations to be checked

1.2.3 See also

1.3 Adjective

1.3.1 Abbreviations
1.3.2 Derived terms
1.3.3 Translations

1.4 Transitive verb

1.4.1 Pronunciation
1.4.2 Translations

1.5 Pronunciation

1.5.1 Transitive verb

2 French

2.1 Pronunciation
2.2 Adjective

2.2.1 Synonym

2.3 Noun
2.4 See also

English

previous: first, next: third

Etymology

From Latin secundus, second; related to sequi, follow

Noun

second (plural seconds)

  1. The SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of 0 K; one-sixtieth of a minute (as it is the second division of the hour, the minute being the first). Abbreviations: s, sec; symbols: s (SI and non-scientific usage), sec (in non-scientific usage only).
  2. A unit of angular measure equal to one-sixtieth of a minute. (Abbreviation: ")
  3. A short, indeterminate amount of time. (Colloquial short form: sec)
    I'll be there in a second.
  4. That which comes after the first.
    You take the first one, and I'll have the second.
  5. (usually in plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
    They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.
  6. The attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match, who must be ready to take over if the contestant drops out. In the case of a duel, the seconds may also fight each other at 90° to the other contestants.
  7. One who agrees in addition. This is usually needed in most meetings in order to pass judgement etc.
    If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.
  8. Another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
  9. The second gear of an engine.
  10. The second base in baseball.

Synonyms

Translations

SI unit of time


unit of angular measure

  • Polish: sekunda f
  • Portuguese segundo m
  • Spanish: segundo m
  • Swedish: bågsekund c


short, indeterminate amount of time

  • Finnish: hetki, sekunti
  • French: seconde f, instant m
  • Italian: attimo m
  • Portuguese segundo m, instante m, segundinho (diminutive informal)
  • Swedish: ögonblick n, sekund c


manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards

  • Finnish: sekunda uncountable, kakkoslaatuinen esine
  • French: article de second choix m
  • Swedish: andrahandsvara c, utskottsvara c


attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant

  • Swedish: sekundant c, sekond c


that which comes after the first


one who agrees in addition

  • Finnish: kannattaja
  • Swedish: stödjande c


another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time


Translations to be checked

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See also

Wikipedia article second

Adjective

second

  1. The ordinal form of the number two; following immediately after first.

Abbreviations

2nd, 2nd; (in names, esp. of monarchs and popes) II

Derived terms

Translations

  • Breton: eil mf, daouvet m, divvet f
  • Catalan: segon m, segona f (abbreviations 2n m, 2na f)
  • Czech: druhý
  • Dutch: tweede (abbreviations 2de, 2e)
  • Esperanto: dua
  • Estonian: teine
  • Finnish: toinen (abbreviation 2.)
  • French: deuxième mf; second m, seconde f (before the noun) (abbreviation 2e); (in names of monarchs and popes) deux mf (after the name) (abbreviation II)
  • Frisian: twadde (abbreviation 2e)
  • German: zweite (abbreviation 2.)
  • Greek: δεύτερος m, δεύτερη f, δεύτερο n (abbreviation 2ος m, 2η f, 2ο n)
  • Hebrew: שני (Sheni) m, שניה (Shnia) f, שניים (Shniyim) m pl, שניות (Shniyot) f pl
  • Icelandic: annar m, önnur f (abbreviation 2.)
  • Indonesian: kedua (abbreviation) ke-2
  • Interlingua: secunde
  • Italian: secondo m, seconda f (before the noun) (abbreviations 2º m, 2ª f) (1); (in names of monarchs and popes) secondo m, seconda f (after the name) (abbreviation II)
  • Japanese: 二番目 (にばんめ, niban-me)
  • Manchu: (juweci), (jai), (jaici)
  • Norwegian: andre
  • Polish: drugi m, druga f
  • Portuguese: segundo m, segunda f (abbreviations 2º, 2ª, II)
  • Romanian: secund m, secundă f, al doilea m, a doua f
  • Romanica: secundo m, secunda f
  • Russian: второй (abbreviation 2-ой) m
  • Slovak: druhý m, druhá f, druhé n (abbreviation 2.)
  • Spanish: segundo m, segunda f (abbreviations 2º, 2ª)
  • Swedish: andra
  • Turkish: ikinci (abbreviation 2.)
  • Vietnamese: thứ hai


Transitive verb

to second

Pronunciation

(temporary SE-k@nd)

  1. To agree as a second person to some proposal, usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. ("I second the motion.")

Translations

  • Dutch: bijvallen, ondersteunen
  • Estonian: toetama
  • Finnish: kannattaa
  • Interlingua: secundar
  • Romanian: susţine, secunda
  • Interlingua: secundar
  • Slovak: podporiť, vyjadriť súhlas
  • Swedish: bifalla, instämma, sekundera, stödja
  • Vietnamese: giúp đỡ (more literally: to help out)


Pronunciation

Transitive verb

(temporary s@-KOND, s@-KAND)

  1. To transfer temporarily to alternate employment

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

second m (f seconde), prepositive

  1. Second (ordinal numeral)
  2. alternate

Synonym

Noun

second m

  1. Assistant

See also


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