adj
Meaning 1
temporary
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
pro tem
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/pɹəʊˈtɛm/
adj
Meaning 2
acting (of a job or role), serving temporarily
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
temporarily; for the time being
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
for the time being- H.H.Fiske
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he is the president pro tem
- designated him to act as consul protempore
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pro tempore
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
for the time being; temporarily- J.W.Krutch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pro tempore
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Clipping of pro tempore, from Latin prō tempore (literally “for a time”).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: fungerende — temporary
- German: auf Zeit — temporary
- German: vorübergehend — temporary
- Japanese: 仮の (karino) — temporary
- Japanese: 一時的な (ichijiteki na) — temporary
- Spanish: protémpore — temporary
- Vietnamese: tạm quyền — acting
- Danish: p.t. — temporarily
- Danish: fungerende — temporarily
- German: auf Zeit — temporarily
- German: vorübergehend — temporarily
- Japanese: 仮に (karini) — temporarily
- Japanese: 一時的に (ichijiteki ni) — temporarily
- Polish: ad hoc — temporarily
- Polish: doraźnie — temporarily