Meanings
adjectiveevery second (not comparable)
- not comparableEvery other/two; each alternate.
Take the medication every second day.
Synonyms: every other
adverbevery second (not comparable)
- not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: Once per second.
- figurativelynot comparableVery frequently; more frequently than is desired.
Why do you keep bothering me every second?
nounevery second (uncountable)
- uncountableThe 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.
1 more example
After enduring traumatic experiences, many people are likely to remember every second of them.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveEvery other/two; each alternate.
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Chinese Mandarin 每隔一, 每兩 /每两
- 每隔一 (měi gé yī)every other; each alternate
- 每兩 /每两 (měi liǎng)every other; each alternate
Czech každý druhý
- každý druhýevery other; each alternate
Danish hver anden
- hver andenevery other; each alternate
Finnish joka toinen
- joka toinenevery other; each alternate
French un sur deux, une sur deux
- un sur deuxevery other; each alternate
- une sur deuxevery other; each alternate
German jeder zweite
- jeder zweiteevery other; each alternate
Hungarian minden második
- minden másodikevery other; each alternate
Irish gach dara, gach re
- gach daraevery other; each alternate
- gach reevery other; each alternate
Italian ogni due
- ogni dueevery other; each alternate
Japanese 一つおきの
- 一つおきの (hitotsu oki no)every other; each alternate
Norwegian Bokmål annenhver, annethvert
- annenhverevery other; each alternate
- annethvertevery other; each alternate
Polish co drugi
- co drugievery other; each alternate
Portuguese cada dois, um sim, outro não
- cada doisevery other; each alternate
- um sim, outro nãoevery other; each alternate
Russian ка́ждый второ́й
- ка́ждый второ́й (káždyj vtorój)every other; each alternate
Scottish Gaelic gach dàrnacha
- gach dàrnachaevery other; each alternate
Slovak každý druhý
- každý druhýevery other; each alternate
Swedish varannan
- varannanevery other; each alternate
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every second. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20second
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“every second.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20second. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “every second,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20second.
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