intermit

in·ter·mit

 (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.

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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
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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