intermit
in·ter·mit
(ĭn′tər-mĭt′) Archaicv. 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.
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intermit
(ˌɪntəˈmɪt)vb, -mits, -mitting or -mitted
to 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 n
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in•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.
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intermit
Past participle: intermitted
Gerund: intermitting
| Imperative |
|---|
| intermit |
| intermit |
| Present |
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| I intermit |
| you intermit |
| he/she/it intermits |
| we intermit |
| you intermit |
| they intermit |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I intermitted |
| you intermitted |
| he/she/it intermitted |
| we intermitted |
| you intermitted |
| they intermitted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am intermitting |
| you are intermitting |
| he/she/it is intermitting |
| we are intermitting |
| you are intermitting |
| they are intermitting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have intermitted |
| you have intermitted |
| he/she/it has intermitted |
| we have intermitted |
| you have intermitted |
| they have intermitted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was intermitting |
| you were intermitting |
| he/she/it was intermitting |
| we were intermitting |
| you were intermitting |
| they were intermitting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had intermitted |
| you had intermitted |
| he/she/it had intermitted |
| we had intermitted |
| you had intermitted |
| they had intermitted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will intermit |
| you will intermit |
| he/she/it will intermit |
| we will intermit |
| you will intermit |
| they will intermit |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| I would intermit |
| you would intermit |
| he/she/it would intermit |
| we would intermit |
| you would intermit |
| they would intermit |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| 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 |
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