tempo

Portuguese

/ˈtẽ.pu/, /ˈtẽ.po/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) time the progression from the present into the future
  • (uncountable) time quantity of availability of duration
  • a duration of time, especially a long one
  • (uncountable) weather state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
  • time; era; period
  • season part of a year when something particular happens
  • (grammar) tense forms of a verb which distinguish when an action occurs
  • (sports) a subdivision of the duration of a match (such as half in football, quarter in basketball)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese tempo inherited from Latin tempus (time, age, in the plural temples, period, season) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (stretch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tempos

Gloss

stretch

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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