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temp

 (tĕmp) Informal
n.
A temporary worker, as in an office.
intr.v. temped, temp·ing, temps
To work as a temporary worker: was temping during the summer months.

[Short for temporary worker.]
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temp

(tɛmp)
n
a person, esp a typist or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis
vb
(intr) to work as a temp
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temp

(tɛmp)

n. Informal.
1. a temporary.
v.i.
2. to work as a temporary.
[1930–35; by shortening]

temp.

1. temperature.
2. temporary.
3. in the time of.
[< Latin tempore]
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temp


Past participle: temped
Gerund: temping

Imperative
temp
temp
Present
I temp
you temp
he/she/it temps
we temp
you temp
they temp
Preterite
I temped
you temped
he/she/it temped
we temped
you temped
they temped
Present Continuous
I am temping
you are temping
he/she/it is temping
we are temping
you are temping
they are temping
Present Perfect
I have temped
you have temped
he/she/it has temped
we have temped
you have temped
they have temped
Past Continuous
I was temping
you were temping
he/she/it was temping
we were temping
you were temping
they were temping
Past Perfect
I had temped
you had temped
he/she/it had temped
we had temped
you had temped
they had temped
Future
I will temp
you will temp
he/she/it will temp
we will temp
you will temp
they will temp
Future Perfect
I will have temped
you will have temped
he/she/it will have temped
we will have temped
you will have temped
they will have temped
Future Continuous
I will be temping
you will be temping
he/she/it will be temping
we will be temping
you will be temping
they will be temping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been temping
you have been temping
he/she/it has been temping
we have been temping
you have been temping
they have been temping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been temping
you will have been temping
he/she/it will have been temping
we will have been temping
you will have been temping
they will have been temping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been temping
you had been temping
he/she/it had been temping
we had been temping
you had been temping
they had been temping
Conditional
I would temp
you would temp
he/she/it would temp
we would temp
you would temp
they would temp
Past Conditional
I would have temped
you would have temped
he/she/it would have temped
we would have temped
you would have temped
they would have temped
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.temp - a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basistemp - a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
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Translations
záskok
vikar
tilapäistyöntekijä
honorarni radnik
臨時職員
임시 고용
vikarie
พนักงานชั่วคราว
nhân viên tạm thời

temp

[temp]
A. N ABBR =temporaryempleado/a m/f eventual, temporero/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

temp

[ˈtɛmp]
nintérimaire mf
vitravailler comme intérimaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

temp

1
abbr of temporary
abbr of temperatureTemp

temp

2
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

temp

[tɛmp] (Brit) (fam)
1. n abbr =temporaryimpiegato/a temporaneo/a or straordinario/a
2. vilavorare come impiegato/a temporaneo/a or straordinario/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

temp

عَامِلٌ مُؤَقَّت záskok vikar Aushilfskraft προσωρινός υπάλληλος empleado eventual, empleado temporal tilapäistyöntekijä intérimaire honorarni radnik lavoratore interinale 臨時職員 임시 고용 uitzendkracht vikar zastępca (tymczasowy) trabalhador temporário временный работник vikarie พนักงานชั่วคราว geçici görevli nhân viên tạm thời 临时雇员
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
References in periodicals archive ?
Gill says that in those early days it was apparently mostly ladies who temped, probably because most temp jobs were office based.
"I felt like I could never make a mistake because, if I did, they'd just hire someone else," said a former employee, who temped for two years before moving on.
Are you yourself a temp, or have you temped in the past?