Foundation level · Year 4 · free
second
adjective · Say it: SEK-uhnd
What it means
Foundationcoming next after the first one in order
Oliver came second in the sack race at sports day and won a silver medal.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- following
- next
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- first
- last
More examples
- This is my second visit to the museum, and I still haven't seen everything.
Where the word comes from
From the Latin word 'secundus', meaning following or next.
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