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Meaning of 'moment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moment [ n.]
- A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment.
- Impulsive power; force; momentum.
- Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration.
- An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
- An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
- Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.

Meaning of 'moment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- having important effects or influence
Example in sentence:
  • decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself;
  • that result is of no consequence;
  • virtue is of more moment than security
Meaning (2):
- an indefinitely short time
Example in sentence:
  • in a mo;
  • in just a bit;
  • it only takes a minute;
  • wait just a moment
Meaning (3):
- at this time
Example in sentence:
  • she is studying at the moment;
  • the disappointments of the here and now
Meaning (4):
- a particular point in time
Example in sentence:
  • the moment he arrived the party began

Nearby Words:

mome momenta momental momentally momentaneous momentany momentarily momentariness momentary momently

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