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Seconding
To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See under #Etymology 3 for translations.)
📖 Definitions of "Seconding"
- 1
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."
- 2
To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- 3
To climb after a lead climber.
- 1
To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
"The army officer was seconded while he held civil office."
- 2
To assist or support; to back.
- 3
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."
- 4
To accompany by singing as the second performer.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Seconding"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| secnoun | (informal) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute. |
| momentnoun | A particular point of time; an instant. |
| instantverb | (obsolete, transitive) To urge, press (someone); to insist on, demand (something). |
| intermediateverb | (intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate. |
| endorsementnoun | The act or quality of endorsing |
| endorseverb | (transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement. |
| indorseverb | (British, India, rare) Alternative form of endorse. [(transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.] |
| forwardverb | (transitive) To advance, promote. |
| backverb | (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction. |
| 2nd | Abbreviation of second. [Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.] |
| irregularnoun | Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations. |
| ordinalnoun | An ordinal number such as first, second and third. |
| 2dnoun | (fandom slang) In an anime, as opposed to real life. |
| snoun | (set theory) An axiomatic set theory, developed by logician George Boolos, in which several of the axioms of ZF are derivable as theorems. |
| minuteverb | (transitive) Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting. |
| arcsecondnoun | A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree. |
| second gearnoun | The second of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox. |
| bitverb | (transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse). |
| second basenoun | (baseball) The base opposite home plate in a baseball infield. |
| detachmentnoun | (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness. |
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