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Meaning of "temporary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEMPORARY

From Latin temporārius, from tempus time.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TEMPORARY

temporary  [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEMPORARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Temporary can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TEMPORARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Temporary

Temporary may refer to: Computing ▪ Temporary variable ▪ Temporary file ▪ Temporary folder ▪ Temporary filesystem ▪ Transient Other uses ▪ Temporary work, a common working arrangement ▪ Temporary rank...

Definition of temporary in the English dictionary

The first definition of temporary in the dictionary is not permanent; provisional. Other definition of temporary is lasting only a short time; transitory. Temporary is also a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis Often shortened to: temp.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEMPORARY


cinerary
ˈsɪnərərɪ
contemporary
kənˈtɛmprərɪ
cotemporary
kəʊˈtɛmpərərɪ
cursorary
ˈkɜːsərərɪ
dishonorary
dɪsˈɒnərərɪ
extemporary
ɪkˈstɛmpərərɪ
funerary
ˈfjuːnərərɪ
honorary
ˈɒnərərɪ
itinerary
aɪˈtɪnərərɪ
literary
ˈlɪtərərɪ
noncontemporary
ˌnɒnkənˈtɛmpərərɪ
nonliterary
nɒnˈlɪtərərɪ
numerary
ˈnjuːmərərɪ
preliterary
priːˈlɪtərərɪ
stercorary
ˈstɜːkərərɪ
subliterary
sʌbˈlɪtərərɪ
supernumerary
ˌsuːpəˈnjuːmərərɪ
uncontemporary
ˌʌnkənˈtempərərɪ
unliterary
ʌnˈlɪtərərɪ
vulnerary
ˈvʌlnərərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEMPORARY

temporal
temporal bone
temporal lobe
temporalise
temporalities
temporality
temporalize
temporally
temporalness
temporalty
temporaneous
temporaries
temporarily
temporariness
temporary hardness
temporisation
temporiser
temporising
temporisingly
temporization

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEMPORARY

arbitrary
British Library
circulating library
contrary
dynamic link library
film library
games library
horary
interlibrary
lending library
mobile library
on the contrary
picture library
public library
reference library
school library
software library
sound library
Tipperary
video library

Synonyms and antonyms of temporary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TEMPORARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «temporary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of temporary

Translation of «temporary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEMPORARY

Find out the translation of temporary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of temporary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «temporary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

临时的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temporal
570 millions of speakers

English

temporary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्थायी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُؤَقَّت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

временный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

temporário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থায়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

temporaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sementara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorübergehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一時の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임시의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

sawetoro wektu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tạm thời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்காலிக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तात्पुरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

temporaneo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tymczasowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тимчасовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

temporar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσωρινός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tydelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillfällig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

midlertidig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of temporary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEMPORARY»

The term «temporary» is very widely used and occupies the 5.339 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEMPORARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «temporary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «temporary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about temporary

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10 QUOTES WITH «TEMPORARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word temporary.
1
Richard V. Allen
Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of government to assist in planning and to acquaint the incoming administration with the civil servants and bureaucracy that will remain in place in the new Administration.
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Steve Antin
I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director. I know that I've definitely found what I should be doing with my life. In my life, as far as my career goes, I always felt, as an actor, that it was something that would just be a temporary thing that would get me to what I wanted to do next. That's what my acting did.
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Banksy
Graffiti's always been a temporary art form. You make your mark and then they scrub it off.
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John Desmond Bernal
The problem is essentially that of communications to an army in action. After a rapid advance communications become disorganized, and there is a temporary halting until they are again in working order.
5
Ambrose Bierce
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
6
Edward de Bono
We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.
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Pierce Brosnan
Must whales and dolphins be subjected to deafening noise that will cause more than 3.5 million instances of temporary and/or permanent hearing loss? For species that depend on hearing for survival - to find food, migrate, and communicate - any hearing loss could be catastrophic. As one scientist noted, a deaf whale is a dead whale.
8
Craig Bruce
Temporary solutions often become permanent problems.
9
Dan Castellaneta
Beer. Now there's a temporary solution.
10
Norm Dicks
In fact, at Olympic National Park in my district, they 3 years ago had 130 summer employees they brought in for temporary work. This summer they have 25 because they cannot afford more.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEMPORARY»

Discover the use of temporary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to temporary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Temporary Special Measures: Accelerating de Facto Equality ...
This volume contains the revised papers and comments that were presented at the meeting.Also included is the report on the seminar with a number of concrete suggestions for a General Recommendation to Article 4(1).
Ineke Boerefijn, 2003
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Temporary Work: The Gendered Rise of a Precarious Employment ...
Taking gender as a central lens of analysis, this important new book explores how, and to what extent, ?temporary work? is becoming a norm for a diverse group of workers in the labour market.
Leah F. Vosko, 2000
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Temporary Organizations: Prevalence, Logic and Effectiveness
Researchers interested in organizational design and project management scholars will warmly welcome this book, as will graduate students in organization studies, management studies, public policy studies, leisure studies, public ...
Patrick Kenis, Martyna Janowicz, Bart Cambré, 2009
4
The Biology of Temporary Waters
This book collates and synthesises the highly scattered and diverse global literature on pure and applied aspects of these habitats and their biota.
D. Dudley Williams, 2005
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Temporary Arrangement
Look, but don’t touch.
Karen Erickson, 2013
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T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, ...
Where conscience informs praxis, and action infects consciousness, T.A.Z. is beginning to worm its way into above-ground culture.This book offers inspired blasts of writing, from slogans to historical essays, on the need to insert ...
Hakim Bey, 2003
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Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction
The new edition of this definitive handbook brings you completely up to date on the design, construction, inspection, and maintenance of the temporary structures which are key to the success of all construction projects.
Robert Ratay, 1996
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Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness
Threaded with in-depth stories from women who experienced postpartum psychosis - including one who committed infanticide - this unique and absorbing work offers psychological, medical, legal, and historical perspectives on this potentially ...
Teresa M. Twomey, 2009
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Temporary Structures in Construction, Third Edition
New developments and advancing technologies are discussed throughout the book, and new chapters on construction and environmental loads, cranes, and lessons learned from temporary structure failures have been added.
Robert Ratay, 2012
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Terms and Conditions of Employment of Part-time and ...
Temporary employment is a structural part of the public service in many countries . Temporary workers include well-paid professionals such as archaeologists, urban planning experts, economists, computer experts, engineers, architects and  ...
‎1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEMPORARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term temporary is used in the context of the following news items.
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AP Exclusive: Gulf Oil Wells Lingering With Temporary Seals
Five years after the Obama administration promised to move swiftly to permanently plug unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, even more shafts are ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Rose Bowl's snub of NFL further complicates temporary stadium issue
1 sports league gets snubbed, but that's what the Rose Bowl Operating Co. did this week in pulling out of the competition to be a temporary home for a relocated ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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NFL officially seeking a temporary venue in Los Angeles for 2016
As far as which teams could wind up using these temporary venues, the St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers are all backing stadium ... «SB Nation, Jun 15»
4
After Nepal Quake, Nepalis In The US Now Eligible For Temporary
Temporary protected status, or TPS, is aimed at helping immigrants in the U.S. whose home countries have been affected by disruptions such as natural ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
5
Appeals court upholds temporary hike in postal rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a temporary rate hike in the price of sending mail, but says the U.S. Postal Service can't make the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
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Boy Who Was Smuggled to Spain in Suitcase Is Granted a …
An 8-year-old boy who was found hidden in a suitcase as he was being smuggled from Morocco into Spain was granted a temporary residence permit from the ... «TIME, May 15»
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D.C. man can?t smoke in own home due to temporary, precedent …
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Under D.C.'s new law, anyone can smoke pot in their home. But a temporary decision by a Superior Court judge means one man in the ... «WJLA, Mar 15»
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For Some Immigrants, Temporary Life In US Can Mean A Long Stay
Earlier this month, the U.S. government gave more than 200,000 Salvadorans living here temporarily the opportunity to stay for at least another 18 months. «NPR, Jan 15»
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Hayden Panettiere Childbirth: 'Please Tell Me This Is Temporary'
“I feel like an 80-year-old woman trying to go down the stairs, you know, please tell me this is temporary. But I know some things will never be the same again.”. «The Inquisitr, Dec 14»
10
Anschutz's Xanterra gets temporary contract to keep running Grand …
A looming showdown between Philip Anschutz's Colorado company that operates hotels and other visitor services at Grand Canyon National Park and the ... «Denver Business Journal, Dec 14»

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