herkansing — meaning in English
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English meaning
- second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
Senses
herkansing is used for these senses in English:
- repechage (sports, countable) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
- resit An examination taken a second time.
- retry Another attempt.
- second A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
second — full definition
- adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
- noun A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
- verb To formally support a motion or proposal so that it can be voted on.