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intermit

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪntəˈmɪt/
  • General-American: /ɪntɚˈmɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪt

1

verb

Meaning 1

To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

cease an action temporarily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We pause for station identification
  • let's break for lunch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pause, break

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off

Narrower terms: rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather, take five, take ten

History

Etymology

From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.