second
/səˈkɑnd/ verb C2- To assist or support; to back.
- To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.) · I second the motion.
- To accompany by singing as the second performer.
He/she/it seconds · Past seconded · Past participle seconded · -ing form seconding
Verb forms
- Base form
- second
- He/she/it
- seconds
- Past
- seconded
- Past participle
- seconded
- -ing form
- seconding
From the library
“I will take the first share,” he said, “because I am King: and the second share, as a partner with you in the chase: and the third share (believe me) will be a source of great evil to you, unless you willingly resign it to me, and set off as fast as you can.”
This second signature explained everything to Franz, who now understood the objection of the messenger to coming up into the apartment; the street was safer for him.
And when the second eye was done I could see much better than before.
“Just the person we require at a time like the present,” said a second.
Other matches
Learn second in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.