Dictionary entry

Sec

Pronunciation: /sɛk/

Pronunciation

/sɛk/

Myanmar Meaning

စက္ကန့်များ seconds

Definition

sec 1 /sek/ n ( infml ) (တစ္)စကၠန္႔။ I'll be with you in a sec. sec 2 (also Sec ) abbr secretary: first sec, hm embassy, Moscow.

Examples

  1. ‘Just look at him
  2. hold it for a couple secs
  3. and then you're free to bolt.’
  4. ‘He began placing some of the medicines back into the first-aid kit ‘Wait here
  5. I'll be back in a few sec.’’
  6. ‘‘Ok
  7. back in a sec guys
  8. ’ I called as I went out the door and started down the steps.’
  9. ‘‘Hold on a sec okay
  10. ’ she said turning and walking out.’
  11. ‘‘Hang on a sec babe
  12. ’ Jack answered the phone again.’
  13. ‘We'll be back in a sec girlies; Devon can keep you entertained awhile.’
  14. ‘It takes a few secs to adjust to the unfamiliar Indian customs and British accents
  15. but once you do
  16. you're hooked.’
  17. ‘He came back to me after saying
  18. ‘Hold on a sec Colie.’’
  19. ‘That's it for a short sec - back again shortly.’
  20. ‘I held my breath there for a sec wondering if they'd be able to hold onto the notes.’
  21. ‘Okay
  22. one sec I just gotta let my parents know I'm leaving.’
  23. ‘I stared at my feet for a few secs until someone came up behind me.’
  24. ‘As it was
  25. Holder gave us Jardin aux Lilas
  26. not in an Edwardian garden
  27. but perhaps in a penthouse drenched with the champagne sec of Cole Porter.’