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temped

temped is the simple past and past participle of temp.

Meaning of temp

Verb (1)

temp (third-person singular simple present temps, present participle temping, simple past and past participle temped)

  1. To measure or check the temperature of something, especially food or equipment in a commercial kitchen.
    • The produce walk in is temping at between 42-46° and I let management know but nobody seemed too pressed about it. Days later it’s still the same problem2023 February 25, Reddit

Verb (2)

temp (third-person singular simple present temps, present participle temping, simple past and past participle temped)

  1. (informal, transitive) To work as a temporary employee.
    • --I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays.2007, The Savages, 01:24:50

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Questions about temped

What is temped the simple past and past participle of?
Temped is the simple past and past participle of temp.

Words near temped in the dictionary

  1. temp.
  2. tempban
  3. tempe
  4. Tempean
  5. Tempeans
  6. temped
  7. tempeh
  8. tempehs
  9. Tempelhof
  10. Tempelhof-Schöneberg
  11. temper

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