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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

  1. adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
  2. noun A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
  3. verb To formally support a motion or proposal so that it can be voted on.

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