Second vs. Secondly
Difference Between Second and Secondly
Secondadjective
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
He lives on Second Street.The second volume in "The Lord of the Rings" series is called "The Two Towers".You take the first one, and I'll have the second.Secondlyadverb
In the second place.
Secondadjective
Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
Secondlyadverb
in the second place;
second, we must consider the economySecondadjective
Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
Secondadverb
(with superlative) After the first; at the second rank.
Saturn is the second largest planet.Secondadverb
After the first occurrence but before the third.
He is batting second today.Secondnoun
One that is number two in a series.
Secondnoun
One that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
Secondnoun
The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
Secondnoun
(usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.Secondnoun
(usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
That was good barbecue. I hope I can get seconds.Secondnoun
A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
Secondnoun
(music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
Secondnoun
The second gear of an engine.
Secondnoun
(baseball) Second base.
Secondnoun
The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
Secondnoun
A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
Secondnoun
One-sixtieth of a minute; the SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
Secondnoun
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
Secondnoun
(informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
I'll be there in a second.Secondnoun
One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
Secondnoun
One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.Secondnoun
(obsolete) Aid; assistance; help.
Secondverb
(transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See under #Etymology 3 for translations.)
I second the motion.Secondverb
To follow in the next place; to succeed.
Secondverb
(climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
Secondverb
To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
Secondverb
(transitive) To assist or support; to back.
Secondverb
(transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from the English adjective above.)
I second the motion.Secondnoun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Secondnoun
an indefinitely short time;
wait just a momentit only takes a minutein just a bitSecondnoun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
Secondnoun
a particular point in time;
the moment he arrived the party beganSecondnoun
following the first in an ordering or series;
he came in a close secondSecondnoun
a 60th part of a minute of arc;
the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of hereSecondnoun
the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
Secondnoun
a speech seconding a motion;
do I hear a second?Secondnoun
the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle;
he had to shift down into second to make the hillSecondnoun
merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
Secondverb
give support or one's approval to;
I'll second that motionI can't back this planendorse a new projectSecondverb
transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment;
The officer was seconded for duty overseasSecondadjective
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
Secondadjective
coming next after first;
a second chancethe second vice presidentSecondadjective
a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first;
second flutethe second violinsSecondadjective
having the second highest gear ratio;
second gearSecondadverb
in the second place;
second, we must consider the economy
