second
A second is a basic unit of time that is equal to one-sixtieth of a minute. It is used to measure very short durations or to pinpoint a specific moment in time.
उदाहरण
3 / 5Wait a second, I forgot my wallet.
Wait for a very short time, I forgot my wallet.
The chemical reaction occurs in less than one second.
The chemical reaction happens in under one unit of time.
Give me a sec, I'm almost ready!
Give me a moment, I am nearly finished.
शब्द परिवार
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of the 'second hand' on a watch—it is the thin hand that moves the fastest, ticking every single second.
त्वरित क्विज़
There are sixty ______ in one minute.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: seconds
उदाहरण
Wait a second, I forgot my wallet.
everydayWait for a very short time, I forgot my wallet.
The chemical reaction occurs in less than one second.
formalThe chemical reaction happens in under one unit of time.
Give me a sec, I'm almost ready!
informalGive me a moment, I am nearly finished.
The experiment measures the interval to the nearest thousandth of a second.
academicThe test measures time down to a very small fraction of a unit.
Please hold for a second while I check your account details.
businessPlease wait briefly while I look at your information.
शब्द परिवार
सामान्य शब्द संयोजन
सामान्य वाक्यांश
at the last second
at the final possible moment
second by second
happening gradually as time passes
hang on a second
wait for a moment
अक्सर इससे भ्रम होता है
The unit of time refers to duration, while the ordinal refers to the position after the first.
A minute is a longer unit of time consisting of sixty seconds.
इस्तेमाल की जानकारी
In casual conversation, 'second' is often shortened to 'sec'. It is frequently used figuratively to mean any very short period of time, not exactly 1/60th of a minute.
सामान्य गलतियाँ
Learners sometimes forget that 'seconds' is plural when referring to more than one (e.g., 'five second' instead of 'five seconds').
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of the 'second hand' on a watch—it is the thin hand that moves the fastest, ticking every single second.
शब्द की उत्पत्ति
Derived from the Medieval Latin 'secunda pars minuta', meaning the 'second diminished part' of an hour (the first being a minute).
व्याकरण पैटर्न
सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
In many cultures, counting 'one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand' is a common way to estimate the passage of seconds manually.
त्वरित क्विज़
There are sixty ______ in one minute.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: seconds
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