Minute Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈmɪnət/, /maɪˈnut/, /maɪnˈjut/

MIN-it, my-NOOT, my-NYOOT

UK

/ˈmɪnɪt/

MIN-it

التعريف

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. It can also mean a very short amount of time.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used in telling time ('ten minutes past five'). Can also describe small durations ('wait a minute'). Formal in scientific contexts but very common in everyday usage. Avoid confusing with 'minutiae', which means small details.

• Spanish: minuto
• Portuguese (BR): minuto
• Portuguese (PT): minuto
• Chinese (Simplified): 分钟
• Chinese (Traditional): 分鐘
• Hindi: मिनट
• Arabic: دقيقة
• Bengali: মিনিট
• Russian: минута
• Japanese: 分
• Vietnamese: phút
• Korean: 분
• Turkish: dakika
• Urdu: منٹ
• Indonesian: menit

جمل نموذجية

There are sixty seconds in one minute.

basic

Please wait for a minute before you start.

basic

Wait a minute, I forgot my keys!

natural

Can you spare me a minute to talk?

natural

She finished the task in less than a minute.

natural

I will call you back in a minute.

basic