Meaning

7 senses

  1. (transitive)To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)

    I second the motion.

  2. To follow in the next place; to succeed.

  3. To climb after a lead climber.

  4. (UK, transitive)To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.

    The army officer was seconded while he held civil office.

    командирова́тьkomandirovátʹ, откомандирова́тьotkomandirovátʹ, откомандиро́выватьotkomandiróvyvatʹ

  5. (transitive)To assist or support; to back.

    unterstützen

  6. (transitive)To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

    I second the motion.

    beipflichten, sekundieren

    подде́рживатьpoddérživatʹ, поддержа́тьpodderžátʹ

    підтри́матиpidtrýmaty, підтри́муватиpidtrýmuvaty, двоїни́тиdvojinýty

  7. (transitive)To accompany by singing as the second performer.

Examples

2353 sentences

  1. She is a second year student.

    Вона другокурсниця. — deniko

    ruОна - второкурсница. — shanghainese

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  2. I'll be back in a second.

    Я повернуся за секунду. — Ahha

    ruЯ вернусь через секунду. — Olya

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  3. Can you hold on a second?

    Можеш зачекати одну секунду? — deniko

    deKannst du mal kurz warten? — Luiaard

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  4. Tom was here a second ago.

    Том був тут секунду тому. — deniko

    ruТом был здесь секунду назад. — marafon

    deTom war vor einer Sekunde hier. — wolfgangth

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  5. Let me think for a second.

    Дай-но я подумаю секундочку. — deniko

    ruДай мне секунду подумать. — odexed

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to agree as a second person:
Русский
By meaning 2
to temporarily transfer employment:
to agree as a second person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to assist, support, back:
to agree as a second person:

Origin

From Middle English secunde, second, secound, secund, borrowed from Old French second, seo

From Middle English secunde, second, secound, secund, borrowed from Old French second, seond, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Doublet of secund and secundo. Displaced native twoth and partially displaced native other (from Old English ōþer (“other; next; second”)).

From Middle French seconder, from Latin secundō (“assist, make favorable”).

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Forms

seconds, seconding, seconded, seconded
Base formsecond · to second
3rd person singularseconds
Present participleseconding
Past simpleseconded
Past participleseconded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysecond
he, she, itseconds

Past simpleLesson

all personsseconded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave seconded
he, she, ithas seconded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill second

Synonyms

1 synonyms
detailA2

Word family

4 related words
Relatedsecondmentseconder
Derivedsecondablesecondee

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a second chance
  • for a second
  • second chance
  • just a second
  • a second opinion
  • given a second
  • a few seconds
  • the second floor
  • having second thoughts
  • second opinion
  • in a second
  • have a second

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
secedesecessionsecludeseclusionsecondaryB2secondhand
second — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto