Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - minute
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Minute
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~1 n 1 »TIME« one of the 60 parts into which an hour is divided (It takes me ten minutes to walk to work. | The train arrived at four minutes past eight.) 2 at the last minute at the last possible time, just before it is too late (Clare changed her mind at the last minute and came with us.) (- see also lastminute) 3 by the minute also every minute, minute by minute spoken increasingly as time passes ("Do you still feel sick?" "No, I'm feeling better by the minute.") 4 love/enjoy/hate etc every minute of informal to love, enjoy etc all of something (I went camping for a week and enjoyed every minute of it.) 5 within minutes very soon after something has happened (The ambulance was there within minutes.) 6 »MEETING« minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting 7 »NOTE ON A REPORT« a short official note on or about a document 8 »MATHEMATICS« technical one of the 60 parts into which a degree of angle is divided (- see also uptotheminute) 9 a minute a very short period of time; moment (2) (He was there a minute ago. | Stay there a minute.) 10 in a minute very soon (All right, I'll do it in a minute. | Mr Gregson will be with you in a minute.) 11 wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute a) used to tell someone you want them to wait for a short time while you do or say something else (Wait a minute, I have to turn off the cooker. | Just a minute, I'll see if she's in.) b) used to tell someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time because they have said or done something wrong (Hold on a minute! That can't be right.) 12 any minute now used to say that something will happen extremely soon (We're expecting them any minute now.) 13 have you got a minute? BrE do you have a minute? AmE used to ask someone if it is convenient for you to talk to them for a short time (Have you got a minute? I've got a problem.) 14 one minute a) used to say that a situation suddenly changes (One minute they're madly in love and the next they've split up again.) b) used to ask someone to wait for a short time while you do something else (One minute Stephen, let me finish this.) 15 the minute sb does sth as soon as someone does something (Tell him I need to see him the minute he arrives.) 16 the next minute immediately afterwards (I put down the phone and the next minute it rang again.) 17 not think/believe/etc for one minute used to say that you certainly do not think something, believe something etc (I don't think for one minute that he'll do it but I have to ask.) 18 this minute used to tell someone, often angrily, to do something immediately (Johnny! Get inside, this minute!) ~2 adj 1 extremely small (There's been a minute improvement in sales figures. | Her handwriting is minute.) 2 paying careful attention to the smallest details (a minute examination of the rock | in minute detail) (He explained the plan in minute detail.) - minutely adv - minuteness n ~3 v especially BrE to make an official note of something in the record of a meeting
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I. [c red]NOUN AND VERB USES (minutes, minuting, minuted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say ‘a minute’ or ‘minutes’ when they mean a short length of time. The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook... Bye Mum, see you in a minute... Within minutes we realized our mistake. N-COUNT: oft num N 2. The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it. He’d been reading the minutes of the last meeting. N-PLURAL: oft N of n 3. When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it. You don’t need to minute that. VERB: V n 4. see also up-to-the-minute 5. People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something. Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here... Hey, just a minute! = hang on CONVENTION 6. If you say that something will or may happen at any minute or any minute now, you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon. It looked as though it might rain at any minute... Any minute now, that phone is going to ring. PHRASE c darkgreen]emphasis 7. If you say that you do not believe for a minute or for one minute that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it is true. I don’t believe for one minute she would have been scared... = for a moment PHRASE: with brd-neg, PHR with v c darkgreen]emphasis 8. A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. She was doing some last-minute revision for her exams... He will probably wait until the last minute. PHRASE: PHR n, prep PHR 9. You use the expression the next minute or expressions such as ‘one minute he was there, the next he was gone’ to emphasize that something happens suddenly. The next minute my father came in... Jobs are there one minute, gone the...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta, from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen — more at minor Date: 14th century 1. a. the 60th part of an hour of time ; 60 seconds b. the 60th part of a degree of angular measure 2. the distance one can traverse in a ~ 3. a short space of time ; moment 4. a. a brief note (as of summary or recommendation) b. memorandum, draft c. plural the official record of the proceedings of a meeting II. transitive verb (~d; minuting) Date: 1601 to make notes or a brief summary of III. adjective (~r; -est) Etymology: Latin minutus Date: 1606 1. very small ; infinitesimal 2. of small importance ; trifling 3. marked by close attention to details Synonyms: see small, circumstantial • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes from the station). 3 a a moment; an instant; a point of time (expecting her any minute; the train leaves in a minute). b (prec. by the) colloq. the present time (what are you doing at the minute?). c (foll. by clause) as soon as (call me the minute you get back). 4 the sixtieth part of an angular degree. 5 (in pl.) a brief summary of the proceedings at a meeting. 6 an official memorandum authorizing or recommending a course of action. --v.tr. 1 record (proceedings) in the minutes. 2 send the minutes to (a person). Phrases and idioms just (or wait) a minute 1 a request to wait for a short time. 2 as a prelude to a query or objection. minute-gun a gun fired at intervals of a minute at funerals etc. minute hand the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes. minute steak a thin slice of steak to be cooked quickly. up to the minute completely up to date. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL minuta (n.), f. fem. of minutus MINUTE(2): senses 1 & 4 of noun f. med.L pars minuta prima first minute part (cf. SECOND(2)): senses 5 & 6 perh. f. med.L minuta scriptura draft in small writing 2. adj. (minutest) 1 very small. 2 trifling, petty. 3 (of an inquiry, inquirer, etc.) accurate, detailed, precise. Derivatives minutely adv. minuteness n. Etymology: ME f. L minutus past part. of minuere lessen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) важный 2) детальный 3) мелкий 4) минута 5) минутный 6) незначительный 7) скрупулезный 8) ультрамалый minute flow rate — минутный расход minute wheel pinion — триб вексельного колеса volume of breath per minute — биол. объем дыхания минутный - angular minute - minute error - minute hand - minute mark - minute of arc - minute of time - paid minute - revolutions per minute - strokes per minute ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) общ. заметка, запись to make a minute of smth. — записать отметить (себе) что-л. для памяти; сделать заметку относительно чего-л. 2) мн., общ. протокол (собрания, заседания и т. п.) to keep draw up, write (the) minutes — вести протокол the minutes of the last meeting — протокол последнего совещания Syn: note See: memo, memorandum MINUTE 1) заметка 2) pl протокол; вести протокол 3) документ, санкционирующий какое-л. действие – minutes of a case ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. минута it is ten minutes to three —- (сейчас) без десяти три it is ten minutes past three —- (сейчас) десять минут четвертого to wait ten minutes —- ждать десять минут to be ten minutes late —- опаздывать на десять минут to take ten minutes —- длиться (занимать) десять минут to live ten minutes from the station —- жить в десяти минутах (ходьбы или езды) от вокзала on (to) the minute —- пунктуально they left at 2 o'clock to the minute —- они ушли точно в два часа (в два часа минута в минуту) 2. астр. мат. минута (одна шестидесятая градуса) 3. короткий промежуток времени, мгновение; момент a minute's rest —- минута покоя, короткая передышка for a minute —- на минут(к)у; на мгновение wait a minute! —- обожди минут(к)у!, погоди!, сейчас! I shan't be a minute —- я сейчас, я недолго, я сию минуту do it this minute! —- сделай это сейчас же! not to have a free minute —- не иметь ни минуты свободного времени to expect smb. any (every) minute —- ждать кого-л. с минуты на минуту he was here a minute ago —- он только что (сию минуту) был здесь the minute (that) he gets here —- как только он придет сюда minutes before the plane went down —- за несколько минут до того, как самолет разбился Id: up to the minute —- ультрасовременный; по последней моде; хорошо осведомленный Id: up to the minute equipment —- самое современное (последнее) оборудование Id: he is always up to the minute with his...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) минута (тж. астр., мат. 1/60 часть градуса) 2) мгновение; момент; in a minute - скоро; the minute (that) the bell rings he gets up - как только прозвонит звонок, он встает; to the minute - пунктуально, минута в минуту up to the minute - ультрасовременный 2. v. рассчитывать время по минутам II 1. noun 1) набросок, памятная записка 2) pl. протокол (собрания); to keep the minutes - вести протокол 2. v. 1) набрасывать начерно 2) вести протокол - minute down III adj. 1) мелкий, мельчайший; - minute anatomy 2) незначительный 3) подробный, детальный Syn: infinitesimal, microscopic, miniature, minuscule Ant: large, massive, tremendous MINUTE anatomy микроскопическая анатомия, гистология MINUTE down записывать ...Англо-русский словарь
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