{
    "term": "temporary",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to hire **temporary workers**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had to move into **temporary accommodation**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Volunteers built temporary shelters for the survivors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "temporary relief from pain"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a temporary fix/measure/solution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "More than half the staff are temporary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm looking for some temporary work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid using volunteers can only be a temporary solution to the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The job's only temporary, while their secretary's on maternity leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These pills should give you temporary relief from the pain, just until you can get to a dentist."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["very", "strictly", "merely"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtemprəri/",
                "audio": "te/temporary/temporary__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtempəreri/",
                "audio": "te/temporary/temporary__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin temporarius, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’."
}