minute

adjective

UK /maɪˈnjuːt/

Word Forms

adjective	minute
comparative	minuter
superlative	minutest

1
very small
The soil contained minute quantities of uranium.
The chances of success were minute.
Synonyms and related words
Small in size
small
little
tiny
2
very careful and detailed
a minute examination of the evidence
in minute detail (=very carefully):
Our lawyer went over the contract in minute detail.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe descriptions
101
blow-by-blow
broad

minute

adjective

US /maɪˈnut/

Word Forms

adjective	minute
comparative	minuter
superlative	minutest

1
very small
The soil contained minute quantities of uranium.
The chances of success were minute.
Synonyms and related words
Small in size
small
little
tiny
2
very careful and detailed
a minute examination of the evidence
in minute detail (=very carefully):
Our lawyer went over the contract in minute detail.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe descriptions
101
blow-by-blow
broad

minute

noun

UK /ˈmɪnɪt/

Word Forms

singular	minute
plural	minutes

1
countable a period of 60 seconds. There are 60 minutes in one hour
I’ll meet you downstairs in ten minutes.
We waited until twenty minutes to ten, then left.
Thompson scored again in the final minutes of the game.
Synonyms and related words
Units for measuring time
half-hour
hour
hr
1. 1a
  a short period of time
  It will only take a minute.
  Carole spends every spare minute practising.
  for a minute:
  For a minute I thought she had left.
  Synonyms and related words
  Moments and short periods of time
  moment
  second
  instant
2. 1b
  the distance that you can travel in a minute
  The city centre is ten minutes away.
  Synonyms and related words
  Units for measuring distance
  astronomical unit
  food mile
  K
3. 1c
  a moment or point in time
  One minute he was there; the next he was gone.
  any minute (=very soon):
  Jack should be here any minute.
  within minutes:
  Within minutes I realized I was on the wrong train.
  Synonyms and related words
  Moments and short periods of time
  moment
  second
  instant
2
countable mathsone of the 60 parts of a degree (=a unit used in the measurement of angles)
Synonyms and related words
Describing and measuring angles
at right angles to/at a right angle to
cos
cosine
3

minutes
plural an official written record of what is discussed or decided at a formal meeting
Shall we hear the minutes of the last meeting?
take the minutes (=write them):
Carl usually takes the minutes but he’s not here tonight.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of meetings
agenda
AOB
apologies
1. 3a
  countable a short note or report about a particular subject
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of written note
  caption
  chit
  chitty
4
not have a minute to call your own
to be extremely busy
The principal doesn’t have a minute to call her own.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 09/07/2018
Open Dictionary - July2018

phrases

by the minute

every minute counts

every minute (of something)

hang on/hold on a minute

the last minute

the minute you do something

not for a/one minute

this minute

wait/just a minute

minute

noun

US /ˈmɪnɪt/

Word Forms

singular	minute
plural	minutes

1
countable a period of 60 seconds. There are 60 minutes in one hour
I’ll meet you downstairs in ten minutes.
We waited until twenty minutes to ten, then left.
Thompson scored again in the final minutes of the game.
Synonyms and related words
Units for measuring time
half-hour
hour
hr.
1. 1a
  a short period of time
  It will only take a minute.
  Carole spends every spare minute practicing.
  for a minute:
  For a minute I thought she had left.
  Synonyms and related words
  Moments and short periods of time
  moment
  second
  instant
2. 1b
  the distance that you can travel in a minute
  The city center is ten minutes away.
  Synonyms and related words
  Units for measuring distance
  astronomical unit
  food mile
  K
3. 1c
  a moment or point in time
  One minute he was there; the next he was gone.
  any minute (=very soon):
  Jack should be here any minute.
  within minutes:
  Within minutes I realized I was on the wrong train.
  Synonyms and related words
  Moments and short periods of time
  moment
  second
  instant
2
countable mathsone of the 60 parts of a degree (=a unit used in the measurement of angles)
Synonyms and related words
Describing and measuring angles
at right angles to/at a right angle to
cos
cosine
3

minutes
plural an official written record of what is discussed or decided at a formal meeting
Shall we hear the minutes of the last meeting?
take the minutes (=write them):
Carl usually takes the minutes, but he’s not here tonight.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of meetings
agenda
apologies
docket
1. 3a
  countable mainly Britisha short note or report about a particular subject
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of written note
  caption
  chit
  chitty
4
not have a minute to call your own
to be extremely busy
The principal doesn’t have a minute to call her own.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 09/07/2018
Open Dictionary - July2018

phrases

by the minute

every minute counts

every minute (of something)

hang on/hold on a minute

the last minute

not for a/one minute

the minute you do something

this minute

wait/just a minute

minute

verb transitive

UK /ˈmɪnɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	minute
he/she/it	minutes
present participle	minuting
past tense	minuted
past participle	minuted

1
to record something in the minutes of a meeting or in a note
Synonyms and related words
To write or give a summary
summarize
sum up
outline

minute

verb transitive

US /ˈmɪnɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	minute
he/she/it	minutes
present participle	minuting
past tense	minuted
past participle	minuted

1
to record something in the minutes of a meeting or in a note
Synonyms and related words
To write or give a summary
summarize
sum up
outline

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