minute

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmɪnɪt/

Noun

informal in-plural obsolete Canada US dialectal slang

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour). / (informal) A short but unspecified time period. / A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

Japanese Meaning

時の単位：60秒（1時間の1/60） / （非公式）短い、またはごく短い時間 / 角度の単位：1度の1/60

What is this buttons?

I will need another minute to finish the report.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

報告書を終えるのにあと1分必要です。

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Sense（1）

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

You have twenty minutes to complete the test.

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Sense（2）

(informal) A short but unspecified time period.

Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!

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Sense（3）

A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.

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Sense（4）

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.

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Sense（5）

A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.