definition
gb/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ us/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
A1
انگریزی
~ 1600
perc, apró részlet, csekély különbség, jottányi, jegyzőkönyv
اسم
A1
1
perc
A1
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'minute' with 'moment', but 'minute' is a fixed measure of time while 'moment' is vague.
معنی
Sixty seconds of time
لفظی تراکیب
in a minute
|five minutes
|just a minute
|minutes later
ہم معنی الفاظ
moment (Less precise; can mean a very short or brief time, not always exactly 60 seconds.)
متضاد الفاظ
hour (A longer unit of time equal to 60 minutes.)
موضوعات
time
|measurement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A measure of time that is sixty seconds long.
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
اسم
B2
2
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
Learners may pronounce this meaning like the time unit; here it is pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/.
معنی
Tiny amount or detail
لفظی تراکیب
minute detail
|minute amount
|minute difference
ہم معنی الفاظ
tiny (Describes size generally, not specifically about details.)
متضاد الفاظ
large (Describes something big in size or amount.)
موضوعات
description
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A very small part or detail.
A very small part, amount, or detail of something.
اسم
B1
3
jegyzőkönyv
B2
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He takes the minutes at every meeting.
They read the minutes before starting the new meeting.
The minutes show what we talked about.
عام غلطی:
Some learners confuse 'minutes' with 'agenda'. The agenda is a plan for what will be discussed; minutes are the record after the meeting.
معنی
Official meeting notes
لفظی تراکیب
take the minutes
|approve the minutes
|meeting minutes
ہم معنی الفاظ
record (General term for any preserved account; not limited to meetings.)
متضاد الفاظ
oral discussion (Spoken conversation without a written record.)
موضوعات
business
|administration
|work
|communication
تعریف
Notes that tell what happened in a meeting.
An official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
گرامر
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definition
IPA
GB/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
US/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
defin - i - tion (3 ہجے)
Stress on 3rd syllable (tion)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: definition
- Plural: definition, definitions
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
just a minute
1/d͡ʒˈʌst ə mˈɪnɪt/
fixed phrase
Request to wait briefly
Please wait for a short time.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.