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second ~ second
[the same pronunciation]
“Second” (noun) is ‘(of time) a unit of measuring time, the sixtieth part of a minute; a very short period of time – not necessarily be the sixtieth part of a minute’,
a seconds’ hand on a clock face
e.g.
There are sixty seconds in a minute.
It all happened in a matter of seconds.
Just a second; I’ll be right with you!
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“Second”, as an ordinal number, is ‘a thing or person that is next to the first’; as a noun, it is ‘another example of the same thing or person, in addition to the one already there’, as an adverb, it is ‘(of a person or thing) that comes after the first in a competition, scale, or on a list of order’; as a verb, it is ‘to formally support a person in an election, or a suggestion or proposal made by another person in a meeting or decision making; to send someone to take up someone else’s responsibility or job for a short period’,
the second prize winner
e.g.
The First World War was fought between 1914 and 1918; the Second World War was fought between 1939 and 1945.
My niece came second in the swimming competition.
Rob nominated my name for the President of the club and Guy seconded him.
The proposal of building a new hostel was cancelled because no one on the committee seconded it.
Mary has been seconded to the personnel department while Joseph is away on holiday.
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