Standard Lemma guide

temp

adj · adv · noun · verb · 9 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɛmp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛmp
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 M P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of temporary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Alternative form of temp. (“in the time of”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Clipping of temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of temporary (“short-term employee”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: temporary

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of temporary (“short-term variable”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: temporary

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of test and evaluation master plan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: test and evaluation master plan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: master plan, plan, testing, evaluation

7

verb

Meaning 7

To measure or check the temperature of something, especially food or equipment in a commercial kitchen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To work as a temporary employee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: temporary, temporary worker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: worker

History

Etymology

Clipping of temporary.

See temp.

Clipping of temperature.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: temporer — temporary employee
  • Catalan: temporera — temporary employee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臨時雇員 /临时雇员 (línshí gùyuán) — temporary employee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臨時工 /临时工 (línshígōng) — temporary employee
  • Czech: brigádník — temporary employee
  • Finnish: määräaikainen — temporary employee
  • Finnish: pätkätyöläinen — temporary employee
  • French: employé temporaire — temporary employee
  • French: employée temporaire — temporary employee
  • French: intérimaire — temporary employee
  • German: Leiharbeiter — temporary employee
  • German: Leiharbeiterin — temporary employee
  • Japanese: 臨時雇い (rinjiyatoi) — temporary employee
  • Korean: 임시 직원 (imsi jigwon) — temporary employee
  • Korean: 림시 직원 (rimsi jigwon) — temporary employee
  • Russian: вре́менный рабо́тник (vrémennyj rabótnik) — temporary employee
  • Russian: вре́менный сотру́дник (vrémennyj sotrúdnik) — temporary employee
  • Russian: вре́менная рабо́тница (vrémennaja rabótnica) — temporary employee
  • Russian: вре́менная сотру́дница (vrémennaja sotrúdnica) — temporary employee
  • Spanish: temporero — temporary employee
  • Swedish: vikarie — temporary employee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打零工 — to work as a temporary employee
  • Czech: brigádničit — to work as a temporary employee
  • German: jobben — to work as a temporary employee
  • Spanish: trabajar temporáneamente — to work as a temporary employee
  • Spanish: chambear temporariamente — to work as a temporary employee
  • Spanish: laburar temporeramente — to work as a temporary employee
  • Swedish: vikariera — to work as a temporary employee
  • Swedish: vicka — to work as a temporary employee