İngilizce

definition

gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1 İngilizce
~ 1600
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim A1 quantity
1

Sixty seconds of time

A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.

Kullanım kalıbı: [something] takes [number] minutes
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
Eş anlamlılar
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
Zıt anlamlılar
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
Eşdizimler
in a minute |five minutes |just a minute |minutes later
Konular
time |measurement |daily life |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • The train will arrive in five minutes.
  • It only takes a few minutes to walk there.
  • She paused for a minute before answering.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • Wait one minute, please.
  • I will call you in two minutes.
  • The movie starts in ten minutes.
İsim B2 entity
2

Tiny amount or detail

A very small part or detail.

Kullanım kalıbı: [something] to the minute detail
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
Eş anlamlılar
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
Zıt anlamlılar
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
Eşdizimler
minute detail |minute amount |minute difference
Konular
description |measurement |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • 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.
İsim B1 entity
3

Official meeting notes

Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.

Kullanım kalıbı: to take the minutes of [a meeting]
Sık yapılan hata:
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
Eş anlamlılar
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
Zıt anlamlılar
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
Eşdizimler
take the minutes |approve the minutes |meeting minutes
Konular
business |administration |work |communication
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • He takes the minutes at every meeting.
  • They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
  • The minutes show what we talked about.
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IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
Heceler ve vurgu
defin - i - tion (3 hece)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: definition
  • Plural: definition, definitions
Kelime ailesi
Forms
definitions noun
Core family
define verb A2 definite adjective B1 definitely adverb A2
Related words
redefine verb B2 redefinition noun
Negative and opposite forms
indefinite adjective B2 indefinitely adverb B2 undefined adjective
Advanced or less common
definitive adjective C1 definitively adverb
İfadeler

just a minute

1
/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase

Request to wait briefly

Please wait for a short time.

Örnekler
  • 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.

Örnekler
  • 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.

Örnekler
  • 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.

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