temporary (EN)adjective, noun
adjective “temporary”
base form temporary (more/most)
- not lasting forever or meant to be replaced after a certain time Sign up to see the translation of definitions and examples into any language.The family set up a
temporary tent in the backyard for the weekend.
noun “temporary”
singular temporary , plural temporaries
- a person who works at a job for only a short amount of time, not permanently The company hired a
temporary to help with the holiday rush. - (in programming) a variable used to store an intermediate result The function uses a
temporary to hold the sum before dividing it by the number of elements.