Definitions for probationary
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pro•ba•tionproʊˈbeɪ ʃən(n.)
the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.
the state or period of such testing or trial.
the conditional release of an offender under the supervision of a probation officer.
Category: Law
the trial period or condition of a student who is being permitted to redeem failures, misconduct, etc.
Category: Education
the act of testing.
Archaic. proof.
Origin of probation:
1375–1425; late ME < L probātiō approval, proof. See prove , -tion
pro•ba′tion•al(adj.)
pro•ba′tion•ar′y(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative(adj)
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
"probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
Wiktionary
probationary(Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation
Webster Dictionary
Probationary(adj)
of or pertaining to probation; serving for trial
Translations for probationary
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
probationary(adjective)
(in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job.
- beproewendAfrikaans
- تَجْريبي، لِمُراقَبَة المَحْكوم عَلَيْهArabic
- подложен на проверкаBulgarian
- estagiárioPortuguese (BR)
- zkušebníCzech
- Probe-...German
- prøve-Danish
- δοκιμαστικόςGreek
- de pruebaSpanish
- katseajalineEstonian
- وابسته به آزادی مشروطFarsi
- koe-Finnish
- d'essaiFrench
- נִיסיוֹנִיHebrew
- परिवीक्षात्मकHindi
- gyakorlati, próba-Hungarian
- dalam masa percobaanIndonesian
- reynslu-;á skilorðiIcelandic
- di provaItalian
- 執行猶予のJapanese
- 보호관찰의Korean
- bandomasis, lygtinisLithuanian
- pārbaudes-Latvian
- percubaanMalay
- proef-Dutch
- prøvetids-, betingetNorwegian
- próbnyPolish
- وابسته به آزادی مشروطPersian
- مشروط په ازادى پورىPashto
- estagiárioPortuguese
- de probăRomanian
- испытательныйRussian
- skúšobnýSlovak
- preizkusenSlovenian
- uslovniSerbian
- prov-, prövo, på provSwedish
- ซึ่งอยู่ในระยะเวลาการภาคทัณฑ์Thai
- deneme türündenTurkish
- 緩刑中的Chinese (Trad.)
- іспитовий; умовнийUkrainian
- آزمائشيUrdu
- đang trong thời gian tập sự; thử tháchVietnamese
- 试用的，缓刑的Chinese (Simp.)
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