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# temporary

«temporary» in Mova's school dictionary: **Lasting for only a short time, not forever** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective; noun (a temporary — informal, a temp worker)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lasting for only a short time, not forever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#m1)

2) Used or done for a while until something permanent is ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: a temporary teacher (supply teacher), a temporary road sign, a temporary tattoo. In science: temporary changes (melting ice) can be reversed, unlike permanent ones. In news: temporary closures. Phrases: «temporary job», «temporary home», «temporary teacher», «on a temporary basis».

### examples

- We have a temporary teacher while Mrs Lee is away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x1)
- The road is closed for temporary repairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x2)
- Temporary tattoos wash off with soap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x3)
- The family lived in a temporary home after the flood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x4)
- The pain was only temporary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x5)
- Melting chocolate is a temporary change because it can set again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x6)
- The shop opened in a temporary building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x7)
- Here underneath a temporary shade-house of green leaves they were to dance and feast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/#x8)

### note

Opposite: «permanent». Adverb: «temporarily». Spelling trap: «tempor-a-ry» (four syllables; not «temporay»). A «temp» is a worker employed for a short time.

### In the corpora

- [Temporary traffic lights at roadworks take turns letting one direction of traffic through a single lane, using timers or sensors.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/31-roads-and-road-signs/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «temporary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temporary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.