second

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   coming right after the first in order, time, or position

   This is the second time I've called you today.

2. 2
   noun

   a very short unit of time; one-sixtieth of a minute

   Wait a second, I'm almost ready.

3. 3
   adv

   used to introduce the second point in a list or argument

   First, we need money; second, we need a clear plan.

4. 4
   verb

   to formally support a suggestion or motion at a meeting

   I'd like to second that proposal.

Common collocations

• second cousin Adjective + noun

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”)).

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