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second

Meaning of second

after the first

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British English/ˈsekənd/
American English/ˈsɛk.ənd/
Russian transcription[ftɐˈroj]
second
second - второй
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second with Russian translation

second usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она заняла второе место и улыбнулась победителю.

She came in second and smiled at the winner.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это его вторая попытка решить эту задачу.

This is his second attempt at solving the problem.

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second belongs to the topic "Numbers". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

secondвторой
zeroноль
oneодин
twoдва
threeтри
fourчетыре
fiveпять

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What's the difference between second / next / secondary

🇬🇧English
second

the ordinal number after first

A1Very Often

She came second in the race.

Она пришла второй в забеге.

🇬🇧English

coming after the current one, not necessarily exactly second

A1Very Often

You are next in line.

Вы следующий в очереди.

🇬🇧English

less important or second in rank, not simply the ordinal number

A1Often

English is her secondary language.

Английский — её второй язык.

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How to pronounce second and what this word means

second translation: второй. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce second

/ˈsekənd/

second translation

второй

second examples

She came in second and smiled at the winner.

second transcription

/ˈsekənd/, /ˈsɛk.ənd/

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second meaning: what does it mean?

after the first

second pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

second is pronounced as /ˈsekənd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

second definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She came in second and smiled at the winner. Translation: Она заняла второе место и улыбнулась победителю.

Is second part of Numbers vocabulary?

Yes, second (второй) can be learned in the Numbers topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is second part of Mathematics vocabulary?

Yes, second (второй) can be learned in the Mathematics topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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