Temporal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

not eternal; - F.D.Roosevelt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛmpɚɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛmpəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛmpəɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛmpɚɹəl/.

Examples

temporal matters of but fleeting moment
temporal processing
temporal dimensions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worldly temporal role secular

Antonyms

unworldly

Parts of Speech

noun	the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
adjective	not eternal; - F.D.Roosevelt “temporal matters of but fleeting moment”
adjective	of or relating to or limited by time “temporal processing”
adjective	of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit) “temporal bone”
adjective	characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world “worldly goods and advancement”
adjective	of this earth or world “temporal joys”

Word Forms

worldliness	noun	concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
world	noun	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zeitlich

die semantische Rolle der Nominalphrase, die den Zeitpunkt des Zustands oder der Aktion bezeichnet, die durch das Verb bezeichnet wird

🇫🇷French

temporel

le rôle sémantique du syntagme nominal qui désigne le moment de l'état ou de l'action désigné par le verbe

🇮🇹Italian

temporale

il ruolo semantico della frase nominale che designa il tempo dello stato o dell'azione denotata dal verbo

🇳🇱Dutch

tijdelijk

de semantische rol van de zelfstandig naamwoordgroep die de tijd aanduidt van de toestand of actie die door het werkwoord wordt aangegeven

🇷🇺Russian

временный

семантическая роль именного словосочетания, обозначающего время состояния или действия, обозначаемого глаголом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लौकिक

संज्ञा वाक्यांश की शब्दार्थ भूमिका जो क्रिया द्वारा निरूपित अवस्था या क्रिया के समय को निर्दिष्ट करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থায়ী

বিশেষ্য বাক্যাংশের শব্দার্থিক ভূমিকা যা ক্রিয়া দ্বারা চিহ্নিত রাষ্ট্র বা কর্মের সময়কে চিহ্নিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்காலிகமான

வினைச்சொல்லால் குறிக்கப்படும் நிலை அல்லது செயலின் நேரத்தைக் குறிக்கும் பெயர்ச்சொல் சொற்றொடரின் சொற்பொருள் பங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

తాత్కాలికమైన

క్రియ ద్వారా సూచించబడిన స్థితి లేదా చర్య యొక్క సమయాన్ని సూచించే నామవాచక పదబంధం యొక్క అర్థ పాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

ऐहिक

संज्ञा वाक्प्रचाराची सिमेंटिक भूमिका जी क्रियापदाद्वारे दर्शविलेल्या स्थितीची किंवा कृतीची वेळ ठरवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેમ્પોરલ

સંજ્ઞા વાક્યની સિમેન્ટીક ભૂમિકા જે ક્રિયાપદ દ્વારા સૂચિત રાજ્ય અથવા ક્રિયાના સમયને નિયુક્ત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ

ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದದಿಂದ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ಗೊತ್ತುಪಡಿಸುವ ನಾಮಪದ ಪದಗುಚ್ಛದ ಶಬ್ದಾರ್ಥದ ಪಾತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താൽക്കാലിക

ക്രിയ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സംസ്ഥാനത്തിൻ്റെ സമയത്തെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന നാമപദത്തിൻ്റെ അർത്ഥപരമായ പങ്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਾਈ

ਨਾਂਵ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ ਦੀ ਅਰਥਵਾਦੀ ਭੂਮਿਕਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਏ ਗਏ ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وقتی

اسم جملے کا معنوی کردار جو فعل کے ذریعہ بیان کردہ حالت یا عمل کے وقت کو متعین کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颞

名词短语的语义角色，指定动词所表示的状态或动作的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

一時的な

動詞によって示される状態または動作の時間を指定する名詞句の意味上の役割

🇰🇷Korean

일시적인

동사가 나타내는 상태나 행동의 시간을 나타내는 명사구의 의미론적 역할

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thời gian

vai trò ngữ nghĩa của cụm danh từ chỉ thời gian của trạng thái hoặc hành động được biểu thị bằng động từ

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่วคราว

บทบาททางความหมายของคำนามวลีที่กำหนดเวลาของรัฐหรือการกระทำที่แสดงโดยคำกริยา

🇮🇩Indonesian

sementara

peran semantik dari frase kata benda yang menunjukkan waktu keadaan atau tindakan yang dilambangkan dengan kata kerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤقت

الدور الدلالي لعبارة الاسم الذي يحدد وقت الحالة أو الفعل الذي يشير إليه الفعل

🇮🇷Persian

زمانی

نقش معنایی عبارت اسمی که زمان حالت یا عمل مشخص شده با فعل را مشخص می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

geçici

fiilin gösterdiği durum veya eylemin zamanını belirten isim tamlamasının anlamsal rolü

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְמַנִי

התפקיד הסמנטי של ביטוי העצם המציין את זמן המצב או הפעולה המסומנים על ידי הפועל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'temporal'?

The primary meaning of 'temporal' is 'the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'temporal' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'temporal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'temporal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'temporal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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