minutes
Translation
minutes, minutes (of a meeting)
Examples
The train will arrive in ten minutes.
The train will arrive in ten minutes.
Please read the minutes from the last meeting.
Please read the minutes from the last meeting.
Grammar Patterns
((number)) minutes a unit of time The meeting starts in five minutes.
the minutes of ((sth.)) the official record of a meeting She is typing the minutes of the meeting.
Similar Words
Synonyms (for meeting record): record, proceedings, notes
Etymology
From Latin 'pars minuta prima' (first small part), referring to the first small division of an hour.
Memory Tips
Think of the adjective 'minute' (my-NOOT), meaning tiny. A 'minute' (MIN-it) of time is a tiny part of an hour. The 'minutes' of a meeting are the tiny details recorded.