minute
/ˈmɪnɪt/ verb C2- Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting. · I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.
- To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
He/she/it minutes · Past minuted · Past participle minuted · -ing form minuting
Verb forms
- Base form
- minute
- He/she/it
- minutes
- Past
- minuted
- Past participle
- minuted
- -ing form
- minuting
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“Come, there’s no use in crying like that!” said Alice to herself, rather sharply; “I advise you to leave off this minute!” She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
Come here directly, and get ready for your walk!’ ‘Coming in a minute, nurse!
She went on growing, and growing, and very soon had to kneel down on the floor: in another minute there was not even room for this, and she tried the effect of lying down with one elbow against the door, and the other arm curled round her head.
If they had any sense, they’d take the roof off.” After a minute or two, they began moving about again, and Alice heard the Rabbit say, “A barrowful will do, to begin with.”
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