min

«min» in Mova's school dictionary: the short way to write minute — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation, noun (min — minute, minutes)

meaning for a pupil

1) Min is the short way to write minute. There are 60 min in one hour. tree →

2) Min can also be short for minimum, the smallest amount allowed (as in «min 3 players»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In school maths: a unit of time for how long something takes; changing hours to minutes; timetables. In everyday life: cooking times on packets, bus timetables, a game «min 2 players». Phrases: «5 min», «per min», «h and min».

examples

• The bus ride takes 25 min. tree →
• She reads for 15 min every day. tree →
• 1 h 20 min = 80 min. tree →
• The cake bakes for 40 min. tree →
• An hour has 60 minutes. tree →
• Cook the pasta for 10 min. tree →
• The next train comes in 5 min. tree →
• Min. age 8 years, says the board game box. tree →

note

Write «min» with no s: «5 min». Do not confuse «min» (minute) with «m» (metre). Maths: a unit of time; add only min to min. Trap: change hours to minutes (× 60) before adding, and do not count 100 minutes in an hour.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «min» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.