temporary B1 Topic:Time US /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ UK /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #4068 Meanings 1 adj Lasting for only a limited time; not permanent. She took a temporary job for the summer. 2 noun A worker hired for a short period, especially in an office. The company brought in a temporary to cover for the sick employee. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lasting for only a limited... impermanent 2 noun · a worker hired for a short... temptemporary worker Word family Forms temporaries Derived forms nontemporarytemporarilytemporariness Related forms temporality Common collocations temporary fix Adjective + noun temporary removal Adjective + noun temporary restoration Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”). *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European temporarius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # temporary **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 4068 ## Meanings 1. Lasting for only a limited time; not permanent. 2. A worker hired for a short period, especially in an office. ## Examples - She took a temporary job for the summer. - The company brought in a temporary to cover for the sick employee. ## Derived Forms - nontemporary - temporarily - temporariness ## Related Forms - temporality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *temh₁- - Root: temporarius ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”). ## AI Etymology Temporary is borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”). In present-day use, it can mean lasting for only a limited time; not permanent, or a worker hired for a short period, especially in an office. Derived formations include nontemporary, temporarily, temporariness. ## Topics - Time markdown