intermit

/,intə'mit/

Thân thiện

The radio signal will intermit for a few seconds.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cease or suspend an activity temporarily; to stop for a short period with the intention of resuming.

Usage

The verb "intermit" is used to describe a temporary halt or pause in an ongoing process, action, or state. It implies a planned or natural interruption that is not permanent. It is a formal and somewhat rare word in modern English.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The heavy rain forced the construction crew to intermit their work for the day.
  • Due to the power outage, the broadcast will intermit for approximately one hour.
  • The patient's fever would intermit for a few hours only to return with greater intensity.

Advanced Usage

• "to intermit one's efforts": to temporarily suspend one's work or attempts.
  • After the initial setback, the team decided to intermit their efforts and reassess the strategy.
• "intermitting symptoms": symptoms that stop and start again.
  • The doctor noted the patient's intermitting pain as a key diagnostic clue.

Variants and Related Words

• Intermittent (adj): occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
  • We experienced intermittent showers throughout the afternoon.
• Intermittence (n): the quality of being intermittent.
  • The intermittence of the signal made communication difficult.

Synonyms

• Suspend: to temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force.
• Pause: to stop temporarily before continuing.
• Cease: to bring or come to an end (can be temporary or permanent, but often implies a stop).
• Discontinue: to stop doing or providing something.

Antonyms

• Continue: to persist in an activity or process.
• Resume: to begin again after a pause.
• Persist: to continue firmly in a course of action.

Related Phrases

• "to intermit a course of treatment": to temporarily stop a medical treatment.
  • The physician advised the patient to intermit the course of antibiotics due to side effects.
• "intermitting activity": activity that stops and starts.
  • The volcano showed only intermitting activity for decades.

Học thuật

Verb

1. cease an action temporarily
   • We pause for station identification
   • let's break for lunch

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pause
• break