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1. (adj.) tentative
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt:
a tentative agreement.
2. tentative
unsure; not definite or positive; hesitant:
a tentative smile.
Etymology: (1580–90; < ML tentātīvus= L tentāt(us), ptp. of tentāre, var. of temptāre to test (cf. tempt ) +-īvus -ive)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
"probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
2. (adj) doubtful, tentative
unsettled in mind or opinion
"drew a few tentative conclusions"
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1. (adjective) tentative
showing caution or hesitation
a tentative hug
2. tentative
uncertain and likely to fail
a tentative peace
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) tentative
of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
2. (noun) tentative
an essay; a trial; an experiment
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Sense: not final or complete; not definite
We have made a tentative arrangement.
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 Afrikaans: tentatief |
 Arabic: وَقْتي، تَجْريبي، غَيْر ن |
 Bulgarian: временен |
 Brazilian: provisório |
 Czech: předběžný, pokusný |
 German: Versuch-... |
 Danish: foreløbig; tentativ |
 Greek: δοκιμαστικός, προσωρινός |
 Spanish: de prueba, provisional |
 Estonian: katseline, esialgne |
 Farsi: غیر قطعی؛ موقت |
 Finnish: alustava |
 French: provisoire |
 Hebrew: נִיסיוֹנִי |
 Hindi: आजमाइशी |
 Croatian: probni, pokusni |
 Hungarian: kísérleti; próbaképpeni |
 Indonesian: sementara |
 Icelandic: bráðabirgða- |
 Italian: provvisorio |
 Japanese: 仮の |
 Korean: 임시적인, 일시적인 |
 Lithuanian: negalutinis, apytikris |
 Latvian: pagaidu-; []mēģinājuma- |
 Malay: sementara |
 Dutch: proef- |
 Norwegian: foreløpig, tentativ |
 Polish: niezobowiązujący, tymczas |
 Portuguese: provisório |
 Romanian: provizoriu |
 Russian: предварительный |
 Slovak: predbežný; pokusný |
 Slovenian: poskusen |
 Serbian: privremen |
 Swedish: preliminär, provisorisk, |
 Thai: ที่ไม่สมบูรณ์ |
 Turkish: geçici |
 Taiwanese: 暫時性的，試驗性的，嘗試的 |
 Ukrainian: невизначений |
 Urdu: وقتي، عارضي |
 Vietnamese: chưa hoàn thiện |
 Chinese: 暂时性的，试探性的，试验的，尝试性的 |
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