every second
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every second
adjective
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Every other/two; each alternate.
Take the medication every second day.
Similar: every other
adverb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Once per second.
- Very frequently; more frequently than is desired. Why do you keep bothering me every second?
noun
- The entirety of something of duration. The man hated every second of the ten years he served in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
Translations
Every language
adj every other; each alternate
| 日本語 | 一つおきの hitotsu oki no |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 每隔一 měi gé yī, 每兩 /每两 měi liǎng |
| Português | cada dois, um sim, outro não |
| Français | un sur deux, une sur deux |
| Deutsch | jeder zweite |
| Italiano | ogni due |
| Русский | ка́ждый второ́й káždyj vtorój |
Talk about this word "every second." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/every%20second. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. every second. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/every%20second "every second." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/every%20second.Cite this
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