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Second in a sentence

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Second | Seconds | Secondary | Secondly | Seconded | Secondhand | Secondus | Secondarily | Secondaries

Second meaning

  1. Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
  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.

Synonyms of Second

moment minute time bit unit of time time unit s sec forward first intermediate ordinal 2d 2nd second base

Related words

Other words often associated with Second or its synonyms:

quantity case instant measure instance amount low backward grey sophomore little nowadays

Second vertaling naar Nederlands

ondersteuner

Using Second

  • The main meaning on this page is: Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two. | Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior. | Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
  • Useful related words include: moment, minute, time, bit.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: ondersteuner.
  • In the example corpus, second often appears in combinations such as: the second, second half, his second.

Context around Second

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 2× word 1× walsh 1× weber 1× lopez 1× mendez 1× mean 1× played 1× eight 1× placed 1×

Often after:

degree 6× half 6× grade 4× countable 3× choice 1× rate 1× base 1× ride 1× month 1× season 1×

Sentence patterns with Second

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

counts of second degree assault 2× product of second countable spaces 2× a first second and third 1× a first second third and 1× and placed second in the 1× and the second place music 1× at the second intermission 1× city their second second successive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a countable product 1× at three games 1× edouard julien who 1× georgia placed third 1× hintz was charged 1× in all troy 1×

Common sentence endings:

baseman gio urshela 1× be first countable 1× first and second 1× game into overtime 1× had 85 points 1× in the nba 1×

Words around Second

Just before it in the word index:

secon 4 secombe 20 secom 3 seco 32 secnav 5 seclusion 105

Just after it in the word index:

seconda 10 secondaire 8 secondaries 20 secondarily 33 secondary 4.257 seconded 195

Similar in corpus frequency:

off 70.282 my 69.646 home 68.881 police 68.782 between 68.080 us 67.769

Corpus analysis for Second

  • In this selection, "second" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first, word, walsh, degree, half and grade stand out and add context to how "second" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include counts of second degree assault and product of second countable spaces. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "second" sits close to words such as off, my and home, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with second

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Second choice does not necessarily mean second rate or second place. (11 words)

Malone was in the second month of the second season of his second head coaching job in the NBA. (19 words)

Patrick charged with escape (second degree), fleeing and evading police (on foot) (second degree), persistent felony offender (second degree). (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Edouard Julien, who played second and batted ninth after being recalled from Class AAA St. Paul for the game, reached as far as second base against Peralta — after he hit a one-out single and moved to second on a wild pitch in the third inning. (46 words)

At three games all in the second set and 0-30 down on serve, Medvedev begin powering down second serves to reel off four successive points, including a second-serve ace, before breaking Djokovic in the next game with a down-the-line winner. (44 words)

Max Verstappen was fifth for Red Bull, Lando Norris qualified sixth in the second McLaren ahead of Daniel Ricciardo of Renault, Lance Stroll in the second Racing Point, Alex Albon in the second Red Bull and Pierre Gasly of Alpha Tauri. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

SI prefixes are combined with the word second to denote subdivisions of the second, e.g., the millisecond (one thousandth of a second), the microsecond (one millionth of a second), and the nanosecond (one billionth of a second).

Sacred Heart School group includes, front row: Kyleigh Burdulis, third grade; Hannah Walsh, second grade; Laura Weber, second grade; Lisma Lopez, second grade; Isabella Mendez, second grade.

Second choice does not necessarily mean second rate or second place.

Edouard Julien, who played second and batted ninth after being recalled from Class AAA St. Paul for the game, reached as far as second base against Peralta — after he hit a one-out single and moved to second on a wild pitch in the third inning.

He had one eight-second ride in the second go-round (61 points) and placed second in the average to finish with 102 points, while runner-up Simoneaux had 85 points.

Hintz was charged with three counts of second-degree assault on a peace officer, four counts of second-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, second degree kidnapping.

Malone was in the second month of the second season of his second head coaching job in the NBA.

In the second inning, neither second baseman DJ LeMahieu or shortstop Gleyber Torres covered second on a potential double-play grounder to third baseman Gio Urshela.

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Max Verstappen was fifth for Red Bull, Lando Norris qualified sixth in the second McLaren ahead of Daniel Ricciardo of Renault, Lance Stroll in the second Racing Point, Alex Albon in the second Red Bull and Pierre Gasly of Alpha Tauri.

Minnesota outscored Nebraska 14-0 off turnovers in the second half, forcing 13 turnovers by the Big Red in the second half while the Gophers committed just five turnovers of their own in the second half.

Schmidt scored at 14:08 of the second, followed by a Jackson Archbold goal with less than two minutes to go in the second for a 4-1 lead at the second intermission.

The second reading from the Second Letter of St. Peter connects the first coming of the Messiah heralded in Isaiah with His second coming, suggesting that being ready may be far more challenging than first thought.

At three games all in the second set and 0-30 down on serve, Medvedev begin powering down second serves to reel off four successive points, including a second-serve ace, before breaking Djokovic in the next game with a down-the-line winner.

But even there, it’s hard to argue it has a monopoly in any of its flagship products: it’s the second-place mobile operating system, the second-place desktop operating system, and the second-place music streaming service.

Georgia placed third in the U9 butterfly and Julia came first in the U7 butterfly, second in U7 backstroke, second in U7 freestyle and second in U7 kickerboard events.

In the second half, Worcester got a second-half goal from Ryan Cronin off an assist from Burbage, but Holly Grove also scored in the second half, sending the game into overtime.

In all, Troy Howard earned a first and three third-place finishes, Oceanside a first, second, third and two fourths, Camden-Rockport a first, second and third and Medomak a first and second.

Klopp's men ran out 4-0 home winners over Newcastle as second-placed Man City lost at Leicester City - their second second successive defeat - to slip to third.

Patrick charged with escape (second degree), fleeing and evading police (on foot) (second degree), persistent felony offender (second degree).

A countable product of second countable spaces is second countable, but an uncountable product of second countable spaces need not even be first countable.

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Common combinations with second

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "second" in a sentence?
An example: "SI prefixes are combined with the word second to denote subdivisions of the second, e.g., the millisecond (one thousandth of a second), the microsecond (one millionth of a second), and the nanosecond (one billionth of a second)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "second" from authentic English texts.
What does "second" mean?
Second means: Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
What are synonyms of "second"?
Common synonyms of "second" include: moment, minute, time, bit, unit of time, time unit, s, sec. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "second" in Dutch?
"second" translates to Dutch as: ondersteuner.
How many example sentences with "second" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "second", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.