# seconds

Pronunciation: say "SEK-uhndz" US /ˈsɛk.əndz/, UK /ˈsɛkəndz/

## Noun

1. Plural of second. — plural of second
   - Simple: Plural of second. Use this form when you count more than one second of time.
   - _The timer counted down the final ten seconds before launch._
   - _Sunlight takes about eight minutes to reach Earth, not mere seconds._
2. A second helping of food, or a refill of coffee or another drink, taken after the first.
   - Simple: An extra helping of food, or another drink, taken after you finish your first one.
   - _The soup was good enough that everyone at the table wanted seconds._
   - _Coffee refills were free, so she got up for seconds._
4. Articles of clothing that have failed quality control and are sold at a discount.
   - Simple: Clothing with small faults that did not pass checks and is sold for less money.
   - _The store marks down its seconds to clear space on the shelves._
   - _These socks are sold as seconds because of tiny stitching flaws._
5. Any merchandise of a grade lower than the best, especially a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
   - Simple: Goods that are not top quality, especially a rough, lower grade of flour.
   - _The mill bagged its seconds separately from the fine white flour._
   - _Wholesalers buy seconds in bulk and resell them cheaply to small shops._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of second. — third-person singular simple present indicative of second
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of second. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The committee member seconds the proposal before the chair calls a vote._
   - _On the hardest pitch, Dana leads and her partner seconds, collecting the gear on the way up._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/seconds (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).