tem

tem

1. third-person singular present indicative form of témer
2. second-person singular imperative form of témer

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• Rhymes: -ɛm

tem

1. first-person singular present indicative of temmen
2. imperative of temmen

• met

tem (weak)

1. first-person singular present indicative of temja
2. second-person singular imperative of temja

From Old English tēam.

tem

1. Alternative form of teme (“folk”)

From Old English tēman.

tem

1. Alternative form of temen (“to give birth, to support”)

tem

1. imperative of temme

• tym

• IPA^(key): /tɛm/

tem n

1. (obsolete) inflection of to:
   1. instrumental singular
   2. locative singular
   3. dative plural

• potem, przedtem, wtem, zatem

• tem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽj̃/
  • Homophone: têm
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃j̃/
• Hyphenation: tem

tem

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of ter
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 538:

     Sinto muito ter de contradizê-la, Minerva, mas, como pode ver no meu bilhete, Harry tem obtido resultados muito fracos nas minhas aulas...

     I'm sorry to contradict you, Minerva, but, as you can see in my note, Harry has got very poor results in my classes...

   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 271:

     Você tem dezesseis anos...

     You are sixteen years old...

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of ter
3. Misspelling of têm.

From French timbre.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɛm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɛm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɛm˧˧]

(classifier con, chiếc) tem

1. (postage) stamp; postage stamp

tem (plural tems)

1. house of worship, temple