tentative

ten·ta·tive  (tnt-tv)

adj.

1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.

2. Uncertain; hesitant.

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[Medieval Latin tenttvus, from Latin tenttus, past participle of tentre, to try, variant of temptre.]

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tenta·tive·ly adv.

tenta·tive·ness n.

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tentative

Adjective

1. provisional or unconfirmed: a tentative agreement

2. hesitant, uncertain, or cautious: their rather tentative approach [Latin tentare to test]

tentatively adv
tentativeness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tentative - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" probationary, provisional, provisionary conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
	2.	tentative - unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" doubtful unsettled - still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind"

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tentative

adjective 1. unconfirmed, provisional, indefinite, test, trial, pilot, preliminary, experimental, unsettled, speculative, pencilled in, exploratory, to be confirmed, TBC, conjectural << OPPOSITE confirmed

adjective 2. hesitant, cautious, uncertain, doubtful, backward, faltering, unsure, timid, undecided, diffident, iffy (informal) << OPPOSITE confident

Translations

tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj [person] → indeciso (= provisional); provisional

tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj → timide, hésitant(e); [conclusion] → provisoire

tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj [person, smile] → zögernd; [step] → unsicher; [conclusion, plans] → vorläufig

tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj → esitante, incerto/a; [conclusion] → provvisorio/a

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tentative

adj tentative [ˈtentətiv]

1 not final or complete; not definite We have made a tentative arrangement. tentatief وَقْتي، تَجْريبي، غَيْر نِهائي временен předběžný, pokusný foreløbig; tentativ Versuch-... δοκιμαστικός, προσωρινός de prueba, provisional katseline, esialgne غیر قطعی؛ موقت alustava provisoire נִיסיוֹנִי आजमाइशी probni, pokusni kísérleti; próbaképpeni sementara bráðabirgða- provvisorio 仮の 일시적인 negalutinis, apytikris pagaidu-; []mēģinājuma- sementara proef{#169} foreløpig, tentativ niezobowiązujący, tymczasowy, wstępny provisório provizoriu предварительный predbežný; pokusný poskusen privremen preliminär, provisorisk, försöks- ที่ไม่สมบูรณ์ geçici 暫時性的 невизначений وقتي، عارضي chưa hoàn thiện 暂时性的

2 uncertain or hesitating a tentative movement. tentatief غَيْر ثابِت، مُتَرَدِّد колеблив váhavý usikker zögernd διστακτικός, επιφυλακτικός indeciso ettevaatlik غیر قطعی؛ دودلانه varovainen hésitant הַססַנִי संकोचपूर्ण nesiguran bizonytalan ragu-ragu hikandi esitante ためらいがちな 불확실한; 자신없는 dvejojantis, netvirtas, laikinas, preliminarus nedrošs; šaubīgs; problemātisks teragak-agak aarzelend forsøks-, løselig niepewny incerto ezitant неуверенный váhavý oklevajoč nesiguran trevande ที่ยังไม่แน่นอน ihtiyatlı 躊躇的 невпевнений غير متعين، ہچکچانے والا không dứt khoát 踌躇的

adv ˈtentatively

tentatief بصورةٍ وَقْتِيَّه ، بِصورةٍ غَيْر نهائيَّه колебливо prozatímně foreløbigt; usikkert versuchsweise διστακτικά, δοκιμαστικά provisionalmente; indecisamente katseliselt با دودلی kokeeksi provisoirement בְּהַססַנוּת प्रायोगिकता से, अंतरिमता पूर्वक nesigurno (mintegy) próbaképpen dengan ragu-ragu til bráðabirgða provvisoriamente 仮に 일시적으로 negalutinai, apytikriai eksperimentāli; pagaidām; nedroši secara sementara voorzichtig foreløpig, løselig niezobowiązująco incertamente provizoriu предварительно;неуверенно váhavo provizorično privremeno försöksvis, trevande อย่างไม่แน่นอน geçici olarak 臨時地, 暫時地 невпевнено وقتي طور پر، آزمائشي طور پر không quả quyết 临时地, 暂时地

n ˈtentativeness

tentatiwiteit وَقْتِيَّه колебливост provizornost usikkerhed die Probe διστακτικότητα, επιφυλακτικότητα carácter provisional; carácter indeciso katselisus تردید kokeellisuus caractère provisoire הַססַנוּת प्रायोगिता, अंतरिमता nesigurnost kísérleti jelleg keraguan e-ð sem er til bráðabirgða provvisorietà 試し 일시적임 dvejojimas, netikrumas pagaidu raksturs/stāvoklis; nedrošums sifat yg sementara voorzichtigheid noe som er foreløpig niezobowiązujący charakter incerteza provizorat, caracter pro­vizoriu предварительность;неуверенность váhavosť provizoričnost privremenost försöksmässighet ความไม่แน่นอน geçici olma 躊躇, 固定, 暫定價 невпевненість عارضيت sự không quả quyết 踌躇, 固定, 暂定价