temporarily

«temporarily» in Mova's school dictionary: for a short time only, not for ever — 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

adverb (temporarily)

meaning for a pupil

1) Temporarily means for a short time only, not for ever. tree →

2) Temporarily means for now, until something changes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life signs say «temporarily closed» or «temporarily out of order», meaning it will open or work again later. In safety, a road may be temporarily shut. In science a change can be temporary (melting ice can freeze again). Opposite: permanently.

examples

• The pool is temporarily closed for cleaning. tree →
• The lift is temporarily out of order. tree →
• We are temporarily living with my nan. tree →
• The road was temporarily blocked by a fallen tree. tree →
• The power went off temporarily during the storm. tree →
• She temporarily lost her voice. tree →
• The website is temporarily unavailable. tree →

note

Adverb from «temporary». Spelling trap: temporARily — many people miss the «ar». Opposite: permanently. It describes how long, not how much.

In the corpora

• "Temporarily embarrassed" is an old-fashioned joke meaning out of money for now.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «temporarily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.