second

Etymology 1
From, , , , borrowed from , , from , from root of , from. . Displaced native and partially displaced native  (from ).

Adjective

 * 1) Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them.
 * 2) Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
 * 3) Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
 * 1) Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
 * 2) Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
 * 1) Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
 * 2) Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
 * 1) Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.

Adverb

 * 1)  After the first; at the second rank.
 * 2) After the first occurrence but before the third.
 * 1) After the first occurrence but before the third.

Noun

 * 1) Something that is number two in a series.
 * 2) Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
 * 3) The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
 * 4)  A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
 * 5)  An additional helping of food.
 * 6) A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
 * 7)  The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
 * 8) The second gear of an engine.
 * 9)  Second base.
 * 10) The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
 * 11) A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
 * 12)  A second-class honours degree.
 * 1) The second gear of an engine.
 * 2)  Second base.
 * 3) The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
 * 4) A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
 * 5)  A second-class honours degree.
 * 1)  A second-class honours degree.
 * 1)  A second-class honours degree.

Verb

 * 1)   To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
 * 2) To follow in the next place; to succeed.
 * 3)  To climb after a lead climber.
 * 1)  To climb after a lead climber.
 * 1)  To climb after a lead climber.
 * 1)  To climb after a lead climber.

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Finnish:

Etymology 2
From, , borrowed from , from , short for.

Alternative forms

 * s, sec; s, sec
 * arcsec, "

Noun



 * 1) A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
 * 2) A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
 * 3)  A short, indeterminate amount of time.

Synonyms

 * sec
 * Appendix:Words used as placeholders to count seconds
 * Appendix:Words used as placeholders to count seconds

Translations

 * Breton: adverb, ,
 * Estonian:, , , , , , ,
 * Interlingua: ,
 * Manchu:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ,
 * Roman:, sekund
 * Slovak:, , , ,

Etymology 3
From, from.

Pronunciation

 * Transfer temporarily


 * Assist, Agree

Verb

 * 1)   To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
 * 2)  To assist or support; to back.
 * 3)   To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
 * 4)  To accompany by singing as the second performer.
 * 1)  To assist or support; to back.
 * 2)   To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
 * 3)  To accompany by singing as the second performer.
 * 1)   To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
 * 2)  To accompany by singing as the second performer.
 * 1)  To accompany by singing as the second performer.
 * 1)  To accompany by singing as the second performer.

Translations

 * Danish: afløse
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: (/), , ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Russian:, ,


 * Danish: understøtte, assistere
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Urdu: مدد


 * Danish: støtte,, bakke op
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: toetama
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Interlingua: secundar
 * Irish: cuidigh
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Norman: s'gonder
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: podporiť, vyjadriť súhlas
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: підтри́мати, підтри́мувати, двоїни́ти
 * Vietnamese: ,

Noun

 * 1) One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
 * 2) One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
 * 3)  Aid; assistance; help.
 * 1) One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
 * 2)  Aid; assistance; help.
 * 1) One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
 * 2)  Aid; assistance; help.
 * 1)  Aid; assistance; help.

Translations

 * Czech: sekundant
 * Danish: sekundant
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: セコンド
 * Macedonian: секунда́нт
 * Maori: tatao, piki
 * Norwegian: sekundant
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: sekundant
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: секунда́нт, секунда́нтка
 * Vietnamese: (người) phụ tá,


 * Danish: støtte
 * Dutch: ondersteuner
 * Finnish:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Sindhi: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: ,

Etymology
,, , borrowed as a semi-learned term from ; related to. , which was inherited.

Usage notes
For added "precision and elegance", the French Academy recommends using second when only two items are being considered, reserving for other situations, i.e. when more than two items are being considered; although this rule is not mandatory. The Academy however advises against ever replacing second with deuxième in fixed idioms such as or.

Noun

 * 1) assistant, first mate

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
From, , , , borrowed from , , from , from root of , from.