definition
gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 1600
perc, apró részlet, csekély különbség, jottányi, jegyzőkönyv
اسم
A1
1
perc
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] takes [number] minutes
The train will arrive in five minutes.
A vonat öt perc múlva érkezik.
It only takes a few minutes to walk there.
Csak néhány percbe telik odasétálni.
She paused for a minute before answering.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Wait one minute, please.
Várj egy percet, kérlek.
I will call you in two minutes.
Két perc múlva felhívlak.
The movie starts in ten minutes.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
المعنى
Sixty seconds of time
المتلازمات اللفظية
in a minute
|five minutes
|just a minute
|minutes later
المرادفات
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
الأضداد
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
الموضوعات
time
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
اسم
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] to the minute detail
The painting was perfect down to the minute detail.
A festmény a legapróbb részletéig tökéletes volt.
There is only a minute difference between the two versions.
Csak nagyon csekély különbség van a két változat között.
Even the minute particles were visible under the microscope.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He looked at every minute detail of the plan.
Megvizsgálta a terv minden apró részletét.
There is a minute difference between the two shirts.
Nagyon apró különbség van a két ing között.
We found minute pieces of glass on the floor.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
المعنى
Tiny amount or detail
المتلازمات اللفظية
minute detail
|minute amount
|minute difference
المرادفات
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
الأضداد
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
الموضوعات
description
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A very small part or detail.
A very small part, amount, or detail of something.
اسم
B1
3
jegyzőkönyv
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
to take the minutes of [a meeting]
She was asked to take the minutes during the conference.
The secretary typed up the minutes and sent them to everyone.
The board approved the minutes from last month's meeting.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He takes the minutes at every meeting.
They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
The minutes show what we talked about.
خطأ شائع:
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
المعنى
Official meeting notes
المتلازمات اللفظية
take the minutes
|approve the minutes
|meeting minutes
المرادفات
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
الأضداد
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
الموضوعات
business
|administration
|work
|communication
التعريف
Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.
An official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
definition
IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
المقاطع والنبر
defin - i - tion (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: definition
- Plural: definition, definitions
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
definitions
noun
Core family
Related words
redefine
verb B2
redefinition
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
definitive
adjective C1
definitively
adverb
التعبيرات
just a minute
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Request to wait briefly
Please wait for a short time.
أمثلة
- Just a minute, I’ll be right with you.
- Could you hold on for just a minute while I finish this?
up to the minute
1/ˈʌp tə ðə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Fully current and updated
Having the most recent and new information.
أمثلة
- This website gives up-to-the-minute news updates.
- We keep our data up to the minute for accuracy.
at the last minute
1/ˈæt ðə lˈæst mˈɪnɪt/
idiom
Just before it is too late
Doing something just before it is too late or before it must be done.
أمثلة
- She bought the ticket at the last minute.
- We booked our tickets at the last minute.
- He finished his homework at the last minute before class started.
- He changed his mind at the last minute and didn’t go.