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 [ˈtɛntətɪv]

adj

1. provisional or experimental; conjectural

2. hesitant, uncertain, or cautious

[from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentāre 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 They have reached a tentative agreement to hold talks next month.
unconfirmed final, confirmed, settled, fixed, definite, resolved, decisive, conclusive

2. hesitant, cautious, uncertain, doubtful, backward, faltering, unsure, timid, undecided, diffident, iffy (informal) My first attempts at complaining were very tentative.
hesitant confident, assured, bold, certain, unhesitating

Translations

tentative [ˈtentətɪv] ADJ

1. (= provisional) [agreement, plan, arrangement] → provisional, provisorio(LAm); [conclusion] → provisional, no definitiva

2. (= hesitant) [gesture] → vacilante, tímido; [smile, attempt] → tímido
the first tentative steps toward democracy → los primeros pasos vacilantes hacia la democracia
he made a tentative suggestion that → sugirió tímidamente que ...

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tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj

(= hesitant) [smile, voice, greeting] → timide, hésitant(e); [suggestion, attempt] → circonspect(e)
to be tentative about sth → être circonspect(e) sur qch

(= provisional) [conclusion, agreement, plan, arrangement] → provisoire

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tentative

adj (= not definite, provisional) → vorläufig; offer → unverbindlich; (= hesitant) player, movement → vorsichtig; conclusion, suggestion → vorsichtig, zögernd; smile → zögernd; this proposal or suggestion is only tentative → das ist ja nur ein Vorschlag; we’ve a tentative arrangement to play tennis tonight → wir haben halb abgemacht, heute Abend Tennis zu spielen

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tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj (hesitant, person) → esitante, incerto/a; (provisional, conclusion, arrangement) → provvisorio/a

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tentative [ˈtɛntətɪv] adj (hesitant, person) → esitante, incerto/a; (provisional, conclusion, arrangement) → 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 임시적인, 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 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 tentatively

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 tentativeness

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