Temporary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

not permanent; not lasting; - James Thurber

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛmpɹəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛmpɹəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi/.

Examples

politics is an impermanent factor of life
impermanent palm cottages
a temperary arrangement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temp temporary worker impermanent irregular

Antonyms

permanent

Parts of Speech

noun	a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
adjective	not permanent; not lasting; - James Thurber “politics is an impermanent factor of life”
adjective	lacking continuity or regularity “an irregular worker”

Word Forms

impermanency	noun	the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
impermanence	noun	the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
temporariness	noun	the property of lasting only a short time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorübergehend

ein Arbeitnehmer (insbesondere in einem Büro), der auf Zeitbasis eingestellt wird

🇫🇷French

temporaire

un travailleur (notamment dans un bureau) embauché à titre temporaire

🇪🇸Spanish

temporario

un trabajador (especialmente en una oficina) contratado de forma temporal

🇮🇹Italian

temporaneo

un lavoratore (soprattutto d'ufficio) assunto a tempo determinato

🇳🇱Dutch

tijdelijk

een werknemer (vooral op kantoor) die op tijdelijke basis wordt ingehuurd

🇵🇹Portuguese

temporário

um trabalhador (especialmente em um escritório) contratado temporariamente

🇷🇺Russian

временный

работник (особенно в офисе), нанятый на временной основе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थायी

एक कर्मचारी (विशेषकर किसी कार्यालय में) अस्थायी आधार पर नियुक्त किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থায়ী

একজন কর্মী (বিশেষত অফিসে) অস্থায়ী ভিত্তিতে নিয়োগ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்காலிக

ஒரு தொழிலாளி (குறிப்பாக அலுவலகத்தில்) தற்காலிக அடிப்படையில் பணியமர்த்தப்பட்டவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తాత్కాలికమైన

ఒక కార్మికుడు (ముఖ్యంగా కార్యాలయంలో) తాత్కాలిక ప్రాతిపదికన నియమించబడ్డాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

तात्पुरते

एक कामगार (विशेषत: कार्यालयात) तात्पुरत्या आधारावर नियुक्त केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કામચલાઉ

એક કામદાર (ખાસ કરીને ઑફિસમાં) કામચલાઉ ધોરણે રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ

ಕೆಲಸಗಾರನನ್ನು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕಛೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ) ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೇಮಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താൽക്കാലിക

ഒരു ജോലിക്കാരൻ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ഓഫീസിൽ) താൽക്കാലിക അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിയമിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਦਫਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ) ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਅਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عارضی

ایک کارکن (خاص طور پر دفتر میں) عارضی بنیادوں پر رکھا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暂时的

临时雇用的工人（尤其是在办公室）

🇯🇵Japanese

一時的

一時的に雇われた労働者（特にオフィスで）

🇰🇷Korean

일시적인

임시로 고용된 근로자(특히 사무실)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tạm thời

một công nhân (đặc biệt là trong văn phòng) được thuê tạm thời

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่วคราว

คนงาน (โดยเฉพาะในสำนักงาน) ที่ได้รับการว่าจ้างเป็นการชั่วคราว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sementara

seorang pekerja (terutama di kantor) yang dipekerjakan untuk sementara

🇵🇭Filipino

pansamantala

isang manggagawa (lalo na sa isang opisina) na kinukuha sa isang pansamantalang batayan

🇲🇾Malay

sementara

seorang pekerja (terutama di pejabat) yang diupah secara sementara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤقت

عامل (خاصة في المكتب) يتم تعيينه على أساس مؤقت

🇮🇷Persian

موقت

یک کارگر (به ویژه در یک اداره) به طور موقت استخدام شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

geçici

geçici olarak işe alınan bir işçi (özellikle bir ofiste)

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְמַנִי

עובד (במיוחד במשרד) שנשכר על בסיס זמני

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The primary meaning of 'temporary' is 'a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis'.

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

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