Definition of intermit - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
pausetr./intr. Dated stop an action at intervalstr./intr. Dated
- The machine will intermit every hour for maintenance.
2.
activitytr. Dated pause an activity temporarilytr. Dated
- The rain will intermit during the afternoon.
Origin of intermit
Latin, intermittere (to leave off)
Examples of intermit in a sentence
The broadcast will intermit for a short commercial break. The meeting will intermit for a short break. They decided to intermit the project until next year.
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- French:interrompre, s'interrompre, ...
- German:unterbrechen, ...
- Italian:interrompere, fermarsi temporaneamente, ...
- Spanish:interrumpir, intermitir, ...
- Portuguese:interromper, interromper-se, ...
- Chinese:暂停, 暂时停止, ...
- Japanese:中断する, 一時中断する, ...
- Arabic:تَوَقَّفَ على فترات, تَوَقَّفَ مُؤَقَّتًا, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַפְסִיק, לְהַפְסִיק לְזְמַן מָה, ...
- Russian:останавливаться, прекратиться, ...
- Ukrainian:зупинятися, тимчасово припинити, ...
- Hindi:रोकना, अस्थायी रूप से रोकना, ...
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