tem

Verb

tem

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛm

Verb

tem

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

Anagrams

• met

Verb

tem (weak)

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

Etymology 1

From Old English tēam.

Etymology 2

From Old English tēman.

Verb

tem

1. imperative of temme

Pronoun

tem n

1. (obsolete) instrumental and locative singular of to

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tem

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of ter
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, 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, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, 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.

Etymology

From French timbre

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con, chiếc) tem

1. (postage) stamp; postage stamp

Noun

tem (plural tems)

1. house of worship, temple