definition
gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1
Англійська
~ 1600
perc, apró részlet, csekély különbség, jottányi, jegyzőkönyv
ІМЕННИК
A1
1
perc
A1
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
Значення
Sixty seconds of time
Словосполучення
in a minute
|five minutes
|just a minute
|minutes later
Синоніми
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
Антоніми
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
Теми
time
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
ІМЕННИК
B2
2
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
Значення
Tiny amount or detail
Словосполучення
minute detail
|minute amount
|minute difference
Синоніми
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
Антоніми
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
Теми
description
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
A very small part or detail.
A very small part, amount, or detail of something.
ІМЕННИК
B1
3
jegyzőkönyv
B2
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
He takes the minutes at every meeting.
They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
The minutes show what we talked about.
Поширена помилка:
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
Значення
Official meeting notes
Словосполучення
take the minutes
|approve the minutes
|meeting minutes
Синоніми
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
Антоніми
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
Теми
business
|administration
|work
|communication
Визначення
Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.
An official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
Граматика
Словникова форма
definition
IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
Склади й наголос
defin - i - tion (3 склади)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: definition
- Plural: definition, definitions
Споріднені слова
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
Вирази
just a minute
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Request to wait briefly
Please wait for a short time.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.