What does Temporary mean?

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

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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. Pauline Dan:

    We think that the current disruption is temporary and hence have no intention to cut back on QFII investment.

  2. Harsh Malik:

    Performance Is Worth A Fortune Than Promises. Persistence is far more important than perfection. Possibilities are for winners as problems are for quitters. Quality of your preparation determines the quality of your PERFORMANCE. reaching the goal is not a problem. problem is not having a goal at all. Scores are temporary, education is permanent. Make the best of it. season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

  3. Andrea Bopp Stark:

    The forbearance agreement is just putting off payment until a later day, it is the lender saying, We give you temporary reprieve and at the end, you pay us.

  4. Andrew Bodner:

    There's probably going to be net selling, that will be a temporary scenario, and it could be a good buying opportunity for a lot of those stocks.

  5. Tristain Shury:

    Everything is temporary. You only have one life to live. Remove the things that no longer serve your life purpose. Do not to prove yourself to anyone. The right people will accept and embrace you, regardless of your imperfections. At this stage in life, fall in love with taking good care of yourself.

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