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# intermittent

adjective (intermittent)

«intermittent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Stopping and starting again and again; not continuous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#m1)

### In the lessons

In weather forecasts (intermittent rain), science, and everyday life (an intermittent fault). Phrases: intermittent rain, intermittent showers, intermittent signal.

### Examples

- The forecast is for intermittent rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#x1)
- We had an intermittent Wi-Fi signal in the caravan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#x2)
- There was an intermittent beeping from the smoke alarm, so we changed the battery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#x3)
- Intermittent showers stopped the cricket match several times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#x4)
- His cough was intermittent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#x5)
- The streetlight has an intermittent fault. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/#x6)

### Note

Adverb: intermittently. Opposite: continuous, constant. Smoke alarm beeping every so often usually means the battery is low.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intermittent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermittent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intermittent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intermittent.html) on Mova free.