second

second
sec|ond1 [ `sekənd ] number ***
1. ) in the place or position counted as number two:
This is the second program in a series on rural health.
His horse finished second in the Kentucky Derby.
second largest/biggest/most important etc.: Goteborg is Sweden's second largest city.
2. ) in addition to the first one:
The bookcase needs a second coat of paint.
3. ) next in quality or importance after someone or something that is the best or most important:
She was our second choice for the job.
Gloria played second violin in the school orchestra.
second only to: In terms of career points, he's second only to Jabbar.
a close second
almost as successful as someone or something else:
In the final vote count, Andrew was a close second.
have second thoughts (about something)
to begin to doubt a decision you have already made:
I think she's having second thoughts about leaving London.
on second thought MAINLY SPOKEN
used when you want to change something you have just said, often to say the opposite:
We don't need an umbrella. On second thought, maybe we do.
second to none
the best:
We provide a service that is second to none.
without a second thought
acting immediately, without stopping to think
second
sec|ond 2 [ `sekənd ] noun count ***
1. ) an extremely short period of time that is one of the 60 parts in a minute:
She won the 400-meter race in 51 seconds.
Each commercial lasts for 30 seconds.
a ) an extremely short period of time:
Just give me a second to put my coat on.
I'll be with you in two seconds.
seconds later/within seconds (=almost immediately): The computer crashed seconds later.
2. ) a product that is not perfect that you can buy at a reduced price
=> SECONDS
second
sec|ond 3 [ `sekənd ] adverb
SECONDLY:
Second, he failed to make clear his true purpose.
second
sec|ond 4 [ `sekənd ] verb transitive
to officially support a proposal made by another person in a meeting:
The motion has been seconded.
a. I'll second that SPOKEN used for telling someone that you agree with what they are saying
second
se|cond 5 [ sı`kand ] verb transitive BRITISH
to send someone to work temporarily in another place

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • second — second, onde (se gon, gon d ; au XVIIe siècle, Marg. Buffet, Observ. p. 131, regarde comme une faute de prononcer le c comme un g ; au contraire, Chifflet, Gramm. p. 225, dit que le c se prononce comme un g ; le d se lie : un se gon t avis ;… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • second — SECOND, [sec]onde. adj. numeral. Qui est immediatement aprés premier. Dans ce mot & dans ses derivez le C. se prononce comme un G. Il n est pas le premier, il n est que le second. le second livre. le second President. le second Capitaine. la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Second — Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another; other.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • second — second1 [sek′ənd] adj. [ME secunde < OFr < L secundus, following, second < sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. coming next after the first in order of place or time; 2d or 2nd 2. another; other; additional; supplementary [to take a second… …   English World dictionary

  • second — Ⅰ. second [1] ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number two in a sequence; 2nd. 2) subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance. 3) (seconds) goods of an inferior quality. 4) (seconds) informal a second course or second helping of food… …   English terms dictionary

  • Second — Sec ond, n. 1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power. [1913 Webster] Man An angel s second, nor his second long. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. One who follows or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SECOND (J.) — SECOND JEAN (1511 1536) Né à La Haye, ce grand poète néo latin de son vrai nom Jean Everaerts est européen par ses voyages, dont ses propres relations nous transmettent l’itinéraire daté. Sa première jeunesse a pour cadre Malines, mais dès 1532… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Second — Sec ond, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seconding}.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from secundus. See {Second}, a.] 1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. [R.] [1913 Webster] In the method of nature, a low… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • second — [adj] next; subordinate additional, alternative, another, double, duplicate, extra, following, further, inferior, lesser, lower, next in order, other, place, repeated, reproduction, runner up, secondary, subsequent, succeeding, supporting, twin,… …   New thesaurus

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