to second
- verb
- /ˈsɛkənd/
- Formal
- Motion has been moved and seconded.
- second the motion
We believe that we'll overtake them and we will second what our policies are.
- We believe that we'll overtake them and we will second what our policies are.
Examples
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A faculty member from the linguistics department seconded this concern, noting that "you want someone who is intellectually curious."
Blog text (30) -
Moved and seconded, the nominations are now closed.
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Thank you for seconding the vote.
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The National Commission on Energy Policy has seconded those concerns.
Academic text (2005) -
After a motion is made, seconded, and Town Committee recommendations are completed.
Blog text (13) -
Sadly, not a single Republican seconded the motion, and it died.
Blog text (30) -
May the record show... that Dr. Gilden seconded the motion.
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The motion to postpone has been moved and seconded.
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Although New Jersey temporarily lacked a quorum for voting purposes, Paterson seconded the motion.
Academic text (2016) -
During the meeting, John seconded the motion to increase the budget, showing his support.
Synonyms
To officially agree to something or think that it is good
To support someone or something
To publicly show support for a person or idea
To allow something by showing approval
To show public support for someone or something
Publicly say you support an idea, plan, or person
Idioms
- Informal
A person who has a less important role and helps someone more important
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To doubt your own decisions and worry you made the wrong choice
Compounds
A child of your parent's first cousin who shares your great-grandparents but not your grandparents
A player who stands near second base and catches or throws the ball to get runners out
A junior officer with the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps
- Specialized
Words that refer to the person or people you speak to, for example 'you'
A meeting of Catholic Church leaders from 1962 to 1965 that changed worship and encouraged talks with other Christian churches
A measure of speed that shows how many kilometers something moves in one second
- Specialized
Energy naturally spreads from hot places to cold ones, increasing disorder
A woman who cares for someone like a mother, often with or instead of their own mother
- Archaic
A period in old age when mental decline makes a person behave like a young child
- Specialized
An extra second added to clocks so they match how fast the Earth turns
- Specialized
A unit that shows how many small pieces of information called bits are sent every second
- Informal
A belief that food dropped on the floor for less than two seconds is still safe to eat
- Specialized
A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second
- Specialized
A rule that you can extend any straight line without end in both directions
- Archaic
A unit equal to one thousand cycles per second, now called kilohertz
- Specialized
The distance light travels in one second in empty space, about 300,000 kilometers
- Archaic
A unit equal to one million cycles per second for measuring radio frequencies
- Specialized
A measure of how fast a computer does one million math calculations each second
- Specialized
A unit for measuring how fast a computer processor runs, equal to one million instructions per second
- Specialized
A rule that a force changes an object's motion more when the force is bigger or the object is lighter
A person who belongs to a Christian group that believes Christ will return soon
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Second as a verb, to 'second' a motion, comes from being the 'second' person to speak in favor, so to second something is to come after and support it so the group can vote.