minute in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
minute in Hindi हिन्दी
minute in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
minute in Kashmiri कॉशुर
minute in Sindhi سنڌي
minute in Tamil தமிழ்
minute in English
- minute⇄expr. at the last minute, at the latest possible time; just before the last opportunity to do something.
Ex. Labor Secretary Wirtz stepped in at the last minute to halt a strike ... which threatened opening day at the ball park (New York Times). - minute⇄expr. minutes,
a. a written summary of what happened, such as at a meeting of a society, board, or committee, kept by the secretary.
Ex. The meeting started with some disagreement asto whether executive-committee minutes should be read (News - minute⇄expr. up to the minute, up to date.
Ex. She keeps her clothes up to the minute. We brought him up to the minute on the developments. - minute⇄minute (1), noun, verb, -uted,-uting.
- minute⇄minute (2), adjective.
1. very small.
Ex. a minute speck of dust, minute animals, minute portions, minute variations.
(SYN) tiny, diminutive, little.
2. going into very small details; very precise or particular.
Ex. a minut - minute⇄noun minuteness.
- minute⇄noun 1. one sixtieth of an hour; sixty seconds.
Ex. ten minutes to six.
(Abbr:) min.
2. a short time; instant.
Ex. I'll be there in a minute.
3. an exact point of time.
Ex. Come here this minute. The minute you see - minute⇄v.t. 1. to record in the minutes of a meeting or other proceeding.
2. to draft (a document, report, or the like); summarize in a memorandum.
Ex. I ... told them the story ... just as I have since minuted it down (Daniel Defoe).
3. to