Definitions for Temporary
ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr item·po·ra·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. temp, temporary, temporary workeradjective

   a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

2. impermanent, temporaryadjective

   not permanent; not lasting

   "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"

3. irregular, temporaryadjective

   lacking continuity or regularity

   "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. temporarynoun

   One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

2. temporaryadjective

   For a limited time, ephemeral, not constant; transient

3. Etymology: From temporarius, from tempus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Temporaryadjective

   Lasting only for a limited time.

   Etymology: tempus, Lat.

   These temporary truces were soon made and soon broken; he desired a straiter amity. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   The republick threatened with danger, appointed a temporary dictator, who, when the danger was over, retired again into the community. Addison.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Temporaryadjective

   lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Temporary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2698

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Temporary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2818

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Temporary' in Adjectives Frequency: #353

How to pronounce Temporary?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Temporary in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Temporary in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Temporary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Temporary in a Sentence

1. Christina Haack:

   It was built in 1929, which is old for Laguna, i mean, it's not falling down, but it's not far from falling down. There's no heating system, there's no air conditioning, half the wiring doesn't work, the plumbing is really bad, there's no insulation, there are multiple broken windows… so I've had to make some quick temporary changes to make sure it's safe for Hudson. But the bones of it are perfect. In fact, I don't want to change that at all. I just want to update the house in a really sympathetic way.

2. Norman Roule:

   Iran's actions are conducted in a manner which are both understood by the world to be conducted by Iran, but not to the extent that the international community can justify a response. In this way, the actions are attributable but deniable, attacks against oil tankers produce tremendous publicity for Iran and raise oil prices. The latter has a direct, if temporary, impact on the economies of China and Western Europe, and Iran likely believes this will compel them to pressure the U.S. to make concessions to avoid future such attacks.

3. Senate Intel:

   More than 30 aides to President Donald Trump have been stripped of access to top secret intelligence, two people familiar with the move said. The officials have been notified that they will be downgraded to lower-level ‘secret’ interim security clearances, said the two people. … All of the officials whose clearances were downgraded held the top secret designation on an interim basis. [Chief of Staff John Kelly] set a new policy that took effect last week that permits interim clearances only at the secret level and not permitting temporary clearances at higher levels. … Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley this week called for answers from the White House and the FBI about reports that dozens of top officials still lacked a full security clearance and that some them, including [Jared Kushner], had access to the highly classified President’s Daily Brief prepared by intelligence agencies.

4. Mihir Kapadia:

   The risk-off mood that has been pervasive in the markets in the last few days has taken hold of oil prices, with weakness in Asian markets and a strong dollar contributing to Brent crude dripping back below $50 per barrel, there are some that think that the recent recovery in prices is due to temporary supply issues and not to do with any strengthening demand on the back of a robust global economy.

5. Jeff Mortimer:

   The key economic variable continues to be inflation, is it temporary, is it permanent, what number will the Fed tolerate in order to achieve its full employment mandate?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Temporary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Temporary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Temporary
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Temporary