noun
Meaning 1
plural of second
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
- There are sixty seconds in a minute.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seconds
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: sĕʹkəndz
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General-American: /ˈsɛk.əndz/
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General-American: /ˈsɛk.ənts/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkəndz/
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CMU ARPABET: S EH1 K AH0 N D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- It was marked as seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of second
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lisäannos — second serving
- Finnish: santsaus — second serving
- Finnish: santsi — second serving
- German: Nachschlag — second serving
- Hungarian: repeta — second serving
- Polish: dokładka — second serving
- Polish: dolewka — second serving
- Swedish: backning — second serving
- Swedish: påfyllning — second serving
- Swedish: påtår — second serving
Real reading context