What does temporary mean?

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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word temporary.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. temporary

    Temporary refers to something that is not permanent, set to last only for a limited period of time, or intended to serve until replaced by something else. It often applies to concepts such as conditions, positions, places, or objects.

Webster Dictionary

  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

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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. Sipho P Nkosi:

    Be careful of temporary decisions, they can delay you forever.

  2. Yvonne De Gaulle:

    The presidency is temporary-but the family is permanent.

  3. 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.

  4. Wilbur Ross:

    There are enough problems with telephone service in the rural communities - we don't want to knock them out. So, one of the main purposes of the temporary general licenses is to let those rural guys continue to operate.

  5. European Council President Donald Tusk:

    As regards the Balkan route, we undertook action much too late, which resulted among others in the temporary closure of the borders inside Schengen, this is why our full cooperation with Italy and Malta today is a condition to avoid this scenario in the future.

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