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# temp

noun (a temp, temps); verb (temp, temps, temped, temping); abbreviation (temp. = temperature, temporary)

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

## Everyday

1. (informal) A temp is a worker who works for a company only for a short time, often through an agency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#m1)
2. (informal) To temp is to work as a temp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#m2)
3. (abbreviation, informal) Temp is short for temperature: «What's the temp outside?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#m3)
4. (abbreviation) Temp is short for temporary, as in a temp job or a temp file. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday clipped talk and work life, a temp covers for someone who is away. In science and weather, «temp» is a quick way to write temperature (temp: 20 °C). Phrases: a temp job, temp agency, high temp.

### Examples

- Mum worked as a temp in an office for a month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#x1)
- The temp answered the phone while the secretary was away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#x2)
- My brother is temping this summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#x3)
- What's the temp today? About 25 degrees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#x4)
- The dog has a high temp, so we're taking him to the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#x5)
- Write the temp in your weather chart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temp/#x6)

### Note

Clipped informal word: in formal writing say «temporary worker» or «temperature». In tables it can be written «temp.» with a dot. In maths and science, temp is a number with units (°C or °F).

## On Mova

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