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intermit
in·ter·mit I0191500 (ĭn′tər-mĭt′) Archaic v. in·ter·mit·ted, in·ter·mit·ting, in·ter·mits v.intr. To suspend an activity; cease.v.tr. To suspend (an activity). [Latin intermittere : inter-, inter- + mittere, to let go.] in′ter·mit′ter n.intermit (ˌɪntəˈmɪt) vb, -mits, -mitting or -mittedto suspend (activity) or (of activity) to be suspended temporarily or at intervals[C16: from Latin intermittere to leave off, from inter- + mittere to send] ˌinterˈmittingly adv ˌinterˈmittor, ˌinterˈmitter nin•ter•mit (ˌɪn tərˈmɪt) v. -mit•ted, -mit•ting. v.t. 1. to discontinue temporarily; suspend. v.i. 2. to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent. 3. to cease or break off operations for a time. [1535–45; < Latin intermittere to discontinue, leave off =inter- inter- + mittere to send, let go] in`ter•mit′ter, in`ter•mit′tor, n. in`ter•mit′ting•ly, adv. intermit Past participle: intermitted Gerund: intermitting
Imperative |
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intermit | intermit |
Present |
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I intermit | you intermit | he/she/it intermits | we intermit | you intermit | they intermit |
Preterite |
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I intermitted | you intermitted | he/she/it intermitted | we intermitted | you intermitted | they intermitted |
Present Continuous |
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I am intermitting | you are intermitting | he/she/it is intermitting | we are intermitting | you are intermitting | they are intermitting |
Present Perfect |
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I have intermitted | you have intermitted | he/she/it has intermitted | we have intermitted | you have intermitted | they have intermitted |
Past Continuous |
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I was intermitting | you were intermitting | he/she/it was intermitting | we were intermitting | you were intermitting | they were intermitting |
Past Perfect |
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I had intermitted | you had intermitted | he/she/it had intermitted | we had intermitted | you had intermitted | they had intermitted |
Future |
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I will intermit | you will intermit | he/she/it will intermit | we will intermit | you will intermit | they will intermit |
Future Perfect |
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I will have intermitted | you will have intermitted | he/she/it will have intermitted | we will have intermitted | you will have intermitted | they will have intermitted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be intermitting | you will be intermitting | he/she/it will be intermitting | we will be intermitting | you will be intermitting | they will be intermitting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been intermitting | you have been intermitting | he/she/it has been intermitting | we have been intermitting | you have been intermitting | they have been intermitting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been intermitting | you will have been intermitting | he/she/it will have been intermitting | we will have been intermitting | you will have been intermitting | they will have been intermitting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been intermitting | you had been intermitting | he/she/it had been intermitting | we had been intermitting | you had been intermitting | they had been intermitting |
Conditional |
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I would intermit | you would intermit | he/she/it would intermit | we would intermit | you would intermit | they would intermit |
Past Conditional |
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I would have intermitted | you would have intermitted | he/she/it would have intermitted | we would have intermitted | you would have intermitted | they would have intermitted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | intermit - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"pause, breakcut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"catch one's breath, take a breather, rest, breathe - take a short break from one's activities in order to relaxtake five - take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"take ten - take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal" |
intermit
in·ter·mit (in'tĕr-mit'), To cease for a time.intermit Related to intermit: InterMat, Internment campsSynonyms for intermitverb cease an action temporarilySynonymsRelated Words- cut off
- disrupt
- interrupt
- break up
- catch one's breath
- take a breather
- rest
- breathe
- take five
- take ten
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