ˈsekənd 2nd Second1 Determiner Ordinal Number Time Happened

• this is the second time it's happened.
• italy scored a second goal just after half-time.
• the second of june/june 2nd
• he was the second to arrive.

second1

1. happening or coming next after the first in a series of similar things or people; 2nd
• This is the second time it's happened.
• Italy scored a second goal just after half-time.
• the second of June/June 2nd
• He was the second to arrive.
• We have one child and are expecting our second in July.
2. next in order of importance, size, quality, etc. to one other person or thing
• Osaka is Japan's second-largest city.
• Birmingham, the UK’s second city
• Basketball is second only to soccer in global popularity.
• As a dancer, he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is).
3. another; in addition to one that you already own or use
• They have a second home in Tuscany.
• teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages)

Word Origin

• determiner Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.