seconded
- 1Simple past and past participle of second.
The committee chair seconded the proposal before the formal vote.
Her suggestion was quickly seconded by the club's treasurer.
Note
One past form carries two quite different verbs. In meetings, a proposal is seconded when a second person backs it so it can go forward: I seconded the proposal. In British workplaces, staff are seconded, or moved temporarily to other work, usually in the passive with to naming the destination: he's been seconded to a branch office. The object tells you which is meant: a proposal or a person.
seconded is a form of second
second, verb: To formally support another person's proposal or motion at a meeting, usually so that it has the two backers needed before it can be discussed or voted on. Full entry
- Spelling
- second → seconded: add -ed
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