Moment

  • 51moment — /moh meuhnt/, n. 1. an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I ll be with you in a moment. 2. the present time or any other particular time (usually prec. by the): He is busy at the moment. 3. a definite period or stage, as in a course of… …

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  • 52moment — /ˈmoʊmənt / (say mohmuhnt) noun 1. an indefinitely short space of time; an instant: wait a moment. 2. the present or other particular instant: I cannot recall his name at the moment. 3. a definite stage, as in a course of events. 4. importance or …

  • 53moment — Synonyms and related words: a breath, abundant year, academic year, accent, advantage, annum, ascendancy, authority, avail, bissextile year, bit, breath, breathing, calendar month, calendar year, century, charisma, charm, clout, common year,… …

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  • 54Moment — 1Mo|ment der; [e]s, e z. T. über gleichbed. fr. moment aus lat. momentum »(entscheidender) Augenblick«, vgl. 2↑Moment>: 1. Augenblick, Zeitpunkt. 2. kurze Zeitspanne. Moment 2 2Mo|ment das; [e]s, e <aus lat. momentum …

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  • 55moment — noun 1》 a very brief period of time.     ↘an exact point in time. 2》 formal importance; significance. 3》 Physics a turning effect produced by a force on an object, expressed as the product of the force and the distance from its line of action to… …

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  • 56moment — noun 1) he thought for a moment Syn: little while, short time, bit, minute, instant, second, split second; informal sec 2) the moment they met Syn: point (in time), time, hour 3) formal …

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  • 57moment — mo•ment [[t]ˈmoʊ mənt[/t]] n. 1) an indefinitely short period of time; instant 2) the present time or any other particular time (usu. prec. by the): He is busy at the moment[/ex] 3) a definite period or stage, as in a course of events: at that… …

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  • 58Moment — der Moment, e (Grundstufe) kurzer Zeitraum Synonym: Augenblick Beispiele: Das wird nur einen Moment dauern. Das kann in jedem Moment geschehen. Im Moment ist er nicht da …

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  • 59moment — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movēre to move Date: 14th century 1. a. a minute portion or point of time ; instant b. a comparatively brief… …

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  • 60moment — noun /ˈməʊmənt,ˈmoʊmənt/ a) A brief, unspecified amount of time. Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door. b) The smallest portion of time; an instant. In deep designs, in matter of great moment, / No less importing than our general good.… …

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