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verb/ˈsekənd/
/ˈsekənd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they second | /ˈsekənd/ /ˈsekənd/ |
| he / she / it seconds | /ˈsekəndz/ /ˈsekəndz/ |
| past simple seconded | /ˈsekəndɪd/ /ˈsekəndɪd/ |
| past participle seconded | /ˈsekəndɪd/ /ˈsekəndɪd/ |
| -ing form seconding | /ˈsekəndɪŋ/ /ˈsekəndɪŋ/ |
- second something to state officially at a meeting that you support another person’s idea, suggestion, etc. so that it can be discussed and/or voted on
- Any proposal must be seconded by two other members of the committee.
- (informal) ‘Thank God that's finished.’ ‘I'll second that! (= I agree)’
- Davis seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySecond is used with these nouns as the object:- motion
Word Originverb Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
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