definition
gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1
Ingles
~ 1600
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A1
quantity
1
Sixty seconds of time
A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] takes [number] minutes
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
Mga kasingkahulugan
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
Mga kasalungat
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
Mga kolokasyon
in a minute
|five minutes
|just a minute
|minutes later
Mga tema
time
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The train will arrive in five minutes.
- It only takes a few minutes to walk there.
- She paused for a minute before answering.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Wait one minute, please.
- I will call you in two minutes.
- The movie starts in ten minutes.
Pangngalan
B2
entity
2
Tiny amount or detail
A very small part or detail.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] to the minute detail
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
Mga kasingkahulugan
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
Mga kasalungat
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
Mga kolokasyon
minute detail
|minute amount
|minute difference
Mga tema
description
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The painting was perfect down to the minute detail.
- There is only a minute difference between the two versions.
- Even the minute particles were visible under the microscope.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He looked at every minute detail of the plan.
- There is a minute difference between the two shirts.
- We found minute pieces of glass on the floor.
Pangngalan
B1
entity
3
Official meeting notes
Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.
Padron ng paggamit:
to take the minutes of [a meeting]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
Mga kasingkahulugan
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
Mga kasalungat
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
Mga kolokasyon
take the minutes
|approve the minutes
|meeting minutes
Mga tema
business
|administration
|work
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He takes the minutes at every meeting.
- They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
- The minutes show what we talked about.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
definition
IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
Mga pantig at diin
defin - i - tion (3 pantig)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: definition
- Plural: definition, definitions
Mga kaugnay na salita
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
Mga ekspresyon
just a minute
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Request to wait briefly
Please wait for a short time.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.