Second
noun
A measurement of time, one of 60 parts of a minute.
Wait for a second, I will be right back.
Often appears as...
- wait a second
- a moment/second in time
adjective
Coming after the first in order or time.
He was the second person to arrive.
Often appears as...
- second place
- second man
noun
Another chance to do something again.
Everyone deserves a second chance.
Often appears as...
- second chance
- second attempt
adverb
In the second position.
She finished the race second.
Often appears as...
- second best
- second most important
verb
To officially support a suggestion or action.
He seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting.
Often appears as...
- second a motion
- second the idea
noun
In boxing, the person who assists or supports a boxer during a fight.
His second threw in the towel.
Often appears as...
- second in command
- boxing second
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Sporting
noun
A measurement of time, one of 60 parts of a minute.
Wait for a second, I will be right back.
Often appears as...
- wait a second
- a moment/second in time
adjective
Coming after the first in order or time.
He was the second person to arrive.
Often appears as...
- second place
- second man
noun
Another chance to do something again.
Everyone deserves a second chance.
Often appears as...
- second chance
- second attempt
adverb
In the second position.
She finished the race second.
Often appears as...
- second best
- second most important
verb
To officially support a suggestion or action.
He seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting.
Often appears as...
- second a motion
- second the idea
noun
In boxing, the person who assists or supports a boxer during a fight.
His second threw in the towel.
Often appears as...
- second in command
- boxing second
Usage tips
Sporting
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Pro Tip 1/3Brevity Connotation
Use 'second' to emphasize a short time or brief action.
I'll join you in a second.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Impatience
'Wait a second' can imply a request for quick patience.
Hold on, wait a second!
Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Pause
In conversation, 'second' can indicate pausing to think.
Give me a second to remember.
Pro Tip 1/3Brevity Connotation
Use 'second' to emphasize a short time or brief action.
I'll join you in a second.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Impatience
'Wait a second' can imply a request for quick patience.
Hold on, wait a second!
Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Pause
In conversation, 'second' can indicate pausing to think.
Give me a second to remember.
Pro Tip 1/3Brevity Connotation
Use 'second' to emphasize a short time or brief action.
I'll join you in a second.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Impatience
'Wait a second' can imply a request for quick patience.
Hold on, wait a second!
Pro Tip 3/3Conversational Pause
In conversation, 'second' can indicate pausing to think.
Give me a second to remember.
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Video examples
The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way. After her came the horse, galloping across the river.
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The benefits of a...
and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
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Why don't perpetual...
but in reality, they invariably turn out to be drawing energy from some external source. Even if engineers could somehow design a machine that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics
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How sugar affects the...
first, to detect food that's gone bad. And second, because the more variety we have in our diet, the more likely we are to get all the nutrients we need. To keep that variety up, we need to be able to recognize a new food, and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods.
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How does a jellyfish...
Nematocyst discharge can occur in less than a millionth of a second, making it one of nature's fastest biomechanical processes. Nematocysts can continue to fire even after a jellyfish has died, so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin.
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How to write descriptivel...
Chances are the second description wasn't as vivid to you as the first. The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. Fiction engages the senses, helps us create vivid mental simulacra
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Are China and the US...
Here's the second reason. That's my mom. Anyone here ever listen to what their mom told them to do? Everyone ever do what their mom told them to do? I rarely did, but what my mom said to me was, one day, she handed me a newspaper,
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The psychological weight...
quite frankly if i wanted a different body or i wanted different health i had to change the equation somehow the second thing i learned was that if i imagined my future healthy self and started living that life
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
which is something that I've had to learn to say. Some people say that the second year is harder than the first. That's kind of where I'm beginning to feel more the physicality of this loss more deeply.
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Penguin Chicks Struggle...
he's been caring for all winter. He must now put his chick at risk. In these temperatures, it could freeze in seconds.
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way. After her came the horse, galloping across the river.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
but in reality, they invariably turn out to be drawing energy from some external source. Even if engineers could somehow design a machine that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
first, to detect food that's gone bad. And second, because the more variety we have in our diet, the more likely we are to get all the nutrients we need. To keep that variety up, we need to be able to recognize a new food, and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Nematocyst discharge can occur in less than a millionth of a second, making it one of nature's fastest biomechanical processes. Nematocysts can continue to fire even after a jellyfish has died, so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin.
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
Chances are the second description wasn't as vivid to you as the first. The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. Fiction engages the senses, helps us create vivid mental simulacra
Video examples
Are China and the US...
Here's the second reason. That's my mom. Anyone here ever listen to what their mom told them to do? Everyone ever do what their mom told them to do? I rarely did, but what my mom said to me was, one day, she handed me a newspaper,
Video examples
The psychological weight...
quite frankly if i wanted a different body or i wanted different health i had to change the equation somehow the second thing i learned was that if i imagined my future healthy self and started living that life
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
which is something that I've had to learn to say. Some people say that the second year is harder than the first. That's kind of where I'm beginning to feel more the physicality of this loss more deeply.
Video examples
Penguin Chicks Struggle...
he's been caring for all winter. He must now put his chick at risk. In these temperatures, it could freeze in seconds.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.
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Manuel Neuer
German Athlete
Bayern are a club where success is demanded, and second place isn't particularly appreciated. We have a history and culture to respect.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
I study the universe. It's the second oldest profession. People have been looking up for a long time.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.
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Fabio Lanzoni
Italian Actor
I believe, in life, you always get a second chance.
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Gail Simmons
Canadian Entertainer
You don't get second chances in the real world.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.
Quote examples
Manuel Neuer
German Athlete
Bayern are a club where success is demanded, and second place isn't particularly appreciated. We have a history and culture to respect.
Quote examples
Josh Billings
American Comedian
I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
I study the universe. It's the second oldest profession. People have been looking up for a long time.
Quote examples
Dakota Fanning
American Actress
I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.
Quote examples
Fabio Lanzoni
Italian Actor
I believe, in life, you always get a second chance.
Quote examples
Gail Simmons
Canadian Entertainer
You don't get second chances in the real world.
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