second

US /ˈsɛkənd/

UK /'sekənd/

A1

adjecitve

  • 2nd; the one following first

noun

  • Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short period of time that you wait for someone
  • (Do) soon

verb

  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

Examples

He got a good second in history.

If he'd reacted a fraction of a second later, he would surely have died.