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I.min‧ute¹ S1 W1 /ˈmɪnət, ˈmɪnɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin minuta, from pars minuta prima 'first small part, one sixtieth of a unit', from Latin minutus; ⇨ ↑minute²]
1. TIME a unit for measuring time. There are 60 minutes in one hour:
It takes me ten minutes to walk to work.
The train arrived at four minutes past eight.
He returned a few minutes later.
I’ll meet you at the car in five minutes.
a one/two/three etc minute something
a ten minute bus ride
2. the last minute the last possible time, just before it is too late
at the last minute
He cancelled his trip to England at the last minute.
until the last minute
If you leave your essay until the last minute, you’ll almost certainly panic. ⇨ ↑last-minute
3. by the minute (also every minute, minute by minute) used to say that something continues quickly becoming greater, stronger etc:
She was getting angrier by the minute.
His voice was getting stronger every minute.
4. love/enjoy/hate etc every minute (of something) informal if you love, enjoy etc every minute of an activity or experience, you love, enjoy etc all of it:
I went camping for a week and enjoyed every minute of it.
5. within minutes very soon after something has happened:
The ambulance was there within minutes.
within minutes of doing something
He had his car stolen within minutes of arriving at the office.
6. a minute a very short period of time SYN moment:
Sam thought for a minute, then smiled at his brother.
Can I have a word? It will only take a minute.
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SPOKEN PHRASES
7. in a minute very soon:
Wait here. I’ll be back in a minute.
Mr Gregson will be with you in a minute.
8. wait a minute/just a minute/hold on a minute/hang on a minute
a) used to tell someone you want them to wait for a short time while you do or say something else:
Just a minute, Margaret, I want to introduce you to Betty.
Wait a minute, let me see if I understand this correctly.
b) used to tell someone to stop speaking or doing something for a short time because they have said or done something wrong:
Hold on a minute! That can’t be right.
9. (at) any minute (now) used to say that something will or may happen extremely soon:
We’re expecting them any minute now.
10. have you got a minute? British English, do you have a minute? American English used to ask someone if you may talk to them for a short time:
Have you got a minute? I need to ask you some questions.
11. the minute (that) somebody does something as soon as someone does something:
Tell him I need to see him the minute he arrives.
12. not think/believe etc for one minute used to say that you certainly do not think something, believe something etc:
I don’t think for one minute that he’ll do it but I have to ask.
13. this minute immediately:
Johnny! Get inside, this minute!
You don’t have to tell me right this minute.
14. the next minute immediately afterwards:
I put down the phone and the next minute it rang again.
15. one minute ... the next (minute) ... used to say that a situation suddenly changes:
One minute they’re madly in love and the next they’ve split up again.
16. MEETING minutes [plural] an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Will you take the minutes (=write them down)?
minutes of
Has everyone seen the minutes of last month’s meeting?
17. MATHEMATICS technical one of the sixty parts into which a degree of an angle is divided. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 78° 52' means 78 degrees 52 minutes. ⇨ ↑up-to-the-minute
II.mi‧nute² /maɪˈnjuːt $ -ˈnuːt/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: minutus, from minuere 'to make smaller']
1. extremely small:
You only need a minute amount.
Her handwriting is minute.
2. paying careful attention to the smallest details SYN meticulous:
a minute examination of the rock
He explained the plan in minute detail.
—minutely adverb:
She studied the letter minutely.
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THESAURUS
very small
▪ tiny very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts: a tiny island | Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D.
▪ teeny informal very small - used for emphasis: I'll just have a teeny bit of cream. | There's just one teeny little problem. | a teeny little house
▪ minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice: They found minute traces of poison in his body. | The differences are minute. | minute creatures
▪ miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size: The spy used a miniature camera. | the fashion for miniature pets
▪ microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment: microscopic organisms | microscopic particles of dust
▪ minuscule /ˈmɪnəskjuːl, ˈmɪnɪskjuːl/ extremely small in a surprising way: She was wearing a minuscule bikini. | The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives.
▪ itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small: An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead. | We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street.
III.min‧ute³ /ˈmɪnət, ˈmɪnɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
especially British English to make an official note of something in the record of a meeting:
This discussion is off the record and should not be minuted.

minutehu


◎	['minit]
※	danh từ
	■	phút
		☆	to wait ten minutes
			chờ mười phút
	■	một lúc, một lát, một thời gian ngắn
		☆	it only takes a minute to translate these sentences
			chỉ một lát thôi là dịch xong các câu này
	■	(toán học) phút (1 / 60 của một độ để đo góc)
	■	(ngoại giao) giác the
	■	(số nhiều) biên bản
		☆	the minutes of a meeting
			biên bản của một cuộc họp
	〆	to the minute
		✓	đúng giờ
			☆	to leave at five o'clock to the minute
				ra đi đúng lúc năm giờ
	〆	in a minute
		✓	chẳng bao lâu nữa; chốc lát nữa thôi
	〆	just a minute !
		✓	đợi một tí nhé!
	〆	the minute/moment (that)...
		✓	ngay khi...
	〆	there's one born every minute
		✓	đời này không thiếu kẻ dại dột
	〆	up to the minute
		✓	hợp thời trang; có thông tin mới nhất (sốt dẻo)
※	ngoại động từ
	■	ghi vào biên bản
		☆	to minute something down
			ghi chép việc gì
※	tính từ
◎	[mai'nju:t]
	■	nhỏ, vụn vặt
		☆	minute details
			chi tiết nhỏ
	■	kỹ lưỡng, chi ly, cặn kẽ, tỉ mỉ
		☆	a minute investigation
			một cuộc điều tra kỹ lưỡng
		☆	a minute description
			sự miêu tả cặn kẽ