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Seconds Pronunciation
Seconds is pronounced SE-kuhndz, IPA /ˈsɛkəndz/.
SE-kuhndz
US /ˈsɛkəndz/
Syllables: SE · kuhndz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): Units of time each a sixtieth of a minute, or a further helping of food.
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Seconds in a Sentence
- The whole call lasted ninety seconds.
- He went back for seconds before anyone else had started.
- Give me thirty seconds and I will be ready.
Common Mispronunciations of Seconds
Not SE-kuhnds
A d and an s run together into a buzzed dz, with no vowel squeezed in between them.
Not suh-KUHNDZ
Push the opening and let everything after it go, because no beat behind SE is stressed.
Tip: Going back for seconds means a second helping, and the word is fixed in the plural there.
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