Meaning

2 senses
  1. Very small.

    They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.

    winzig

    ме́лкийmélkij, мельча́йшийmelʹčájšij, незначи́тельныйneznačítelʹnyj

    infinitely or immeasurably small

  2. Very careful and exact, giving small details.

    The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.

    minutiös, minuziös

    тща́тельныйtščátelʹnyj, скрупулёзныйskrupuljóznyj, подро́бныйpodróbnyj

Examples

4223 sentences
  1. The bus leaves in five minutes.

    Автобус відправляється за п'ять хвилин. — Wordowl

    ruАвтобус отправляется через пять минут. — Pudongria

    deDer Bus fährt in fünf Minuten ab. — Dejo

  2. I'll be there in a minute.

    Я буду там за хвилину. — deniko

    ruЯ буду там через минуту. — sharptoothed

    deIch werde in einer Minute da sein. — Zaghawa

  3. She left home ten minutes ago.

    Вона вийшла з будинку десять хвилин тому. — rmdas

    ruОна ушла из дома десять минут назад. — Lenin_1917

    deSie ist vor zehn Minuten aus dem Haus gegangen. — wolfgangth

  4. Let's have a ten-minute break.

    Зробімо перерву на десять хвилин. — rozmaita

    ruДавайте сделаем перерыв на десять минут. — Olya

    deLasst uns zehn Minuten Pause machen. — MUIRIEL

  5. I'll be back in ten minutes.

    Я повернуся за десять хвилин. — deniko

    ruЯ вернусь через десять минут. — Hellerick

    deIch bin in zehn Minuten zurück. — Sudajaengi

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
very small:
very careful and exact, giving small details:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
very small:
very careful and exact, giving small details:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin minūtus (“small", "petty”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“make

Borrowed from Latin minūtus (“small", "petty”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“make smaller”).

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Forms

minuter/more minute, minutest/most minute
Comparativeminuter / more minute Lesson
Superlativeminutest / most minute Lesson

regular

Synonyms

36 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination:narrow
  • infinitely or immeasurably small:infinitesimal

Antonyms

7 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a few minutes
  • thirty minutes
  • few minutes
  • ten minutes
  • minutes ago
  • five minutes
  • for a minute
  • few minutes ago
  • about thirty minutes
  • in thirty minutes
  • for thirty minutes
  • three minutes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
minute — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto