minute
gb/mˈɪnɪt/ us/mˈɪnɪt/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 400
perc, pillanat, apró, elenyésző, parányi, jegyzőkönyv
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
1
perc
A1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[number] minutes
The meeting will start in five minutes.
A megbeszélés öt perc múlva kezdődik.
It only takes a minute to walk there.
Gyalog csak egy perc odaérni.
She was late by ten minutes.
Please wait a couple of minutes before calling again.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I will call you in one minute.
Egy perc múlva hívlak.
The bus comes every ten minutes.
A busz tízpercenként jár.
It takes five minutes to cook pasta.
He left a few minutes ago.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment'—'minute' is exact, while 'moment' is not.
ਅਰਥ
Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a few minutes
|ten minutes
|every minute
|in a minute
|minutes later
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
moment (Less precise; often means a short but undefined time.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
hour (A longer time period equal to sixty minutes.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A measure of time that is 60 seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
ਨਾਂਵ
B1
2
pillanat
A2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
at the minute [something happens]
At the minute the phone rang, she was leaving.
Abban a pillanatban, amikor megszólalt a telefon, éppen indulni készült.
He arrived at the last minute.
Az utolsó pillanatban érkezett meg.
This minute is very important for our team.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He came at the last minute.
Az utolsó pillanatban jött.
I am busy this minute.
Ebben a pillanatban nem érek rá.
She called me the minute she arrived.
ਅਰਥ
Exact moment something happens
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
at that minute
|last minute
|this minute
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
moment (Similar but more general; can be less precise than 'minute' in this sense.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
time
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A specific moment when something happens.
A particular point in time, often used with 'the' to indicate when something occurs.
B2
3
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
minute [object/amount]
There were minute traces of dust on the surface.
A felületen parányi pornyomok látszottak.
She examined the painting in minute detail.
A legapróbb részletekig megvizsgálta a festményt.
The differences between the two plans are minute.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
There is a minute hole in my shirt.
Az ingemen van egy apró lyuk.
The insect is minute and hard to see.
A rovar parányi, alig lehet észrevenni.
I saw a minute spot on the glass.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes pronounce this meaning the same as the time-related noun. Here it is pronounced 'my-NOOT'.
ਅਰਥ
Very small in size or amount
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
minute detail
|minute particle
|minute amount
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
tiny (Common everyday word for very small, less formal than 'minute'.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
huge (Much larger in size compared to something small.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
size
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
Very, very small.
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
FORMAL
4
jegyzőkönyv
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
minutes of [a meeting]
The secretary read the minutes from last week's meeting.
A titkár felolvasta a múlt heti ülés jegyzőkönyvét.
Please approve the minutes before we move on.
Mielőtt továbblépünk, kérem, fogadják el a jegyzőkönyvet.
She was asked to take the minutes during the discussion.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I read the minutes of the meeting.
Elolvastam az ülés jegyzőkönyvét.
He writes the minutes every week.
Minden héten ő vezeti a jegyzőkönyvet.
We approved the minutes quickly.
ਅਰਥ
Official record of a meeting
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
meeting minutes
|approve the minutes
|take minutes
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
record (General term for any documented account; not specific to meetings.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
business
|work
|communication
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A written note of what people said and decided at a meeting.
An official written record of what was discussed and decided at a meeting.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
minute
IPA
GB/mˈɪnɪt/
US/mˈɪnɪt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
minute (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (minute)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
- Base: minute
- Comparative: minuter
- Superlative: minutest
Noun
- Base: minute
- Plural: minute, minutes
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
minutes
noun
minuter
adjective
minutest
adjective
Advanced or less common
minutely
adverb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
every minute counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪnɪt kˈaʊnts/
idiom
Time is valuable; don’t waste it.
All time is important and should be used well.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- We have to hurry—every minute counts.
- In an emergency, every minute counts.
in a minute
1/ˈɪn ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Very soon from now
After a short time from now.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I’ll join you in a minute.
- Dinner will be ready in a minute.
the minute (that)
1/ðə mˈɪnɪt ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
As soon as something happens
Immediately when something happens.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Call me the minute you get home.
- The lights went out the minute the storm began.
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.