definition
gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1600
perc, apró részlet, csekély különbség, jottányi, jegyzőkönyv
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
1
perc
A1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
ਅਰਥ
Sixty seconds of time
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
in a minute
|five minutes
|just a minute
|minutes later
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
time
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
ਅਰਥ
Tiny amount or detail
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
minute detail
|minute amount
|minute difference
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
description
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A very small part or detail.
A very small part, amount, or detail of something.
ਨਾਂਵ
B1
3
jegyzőkönyv
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He takes the minutes at every meeting.
They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
The minutes show what we talked about.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
ਅਰਥ
Official meeting notes
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
take the minutes
|approve the minutes
|meeting minutes
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
business
|administration
|work
|communication
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.
An official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
definition
IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
defin - i - tion (3 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: definition
- Plural: definition, definitions
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
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
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
just a minute
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Request to wait briefly
Please wait for a short time.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.