tentative

tentative
01. We're planning on getting married sometime in the fall, but it's all very [tentative] right now.
02. We have come to a [tentative] agreement with the company; we're just waiting for some final details before we sign.
03. Let's set the meeting [tentatively] for Thursday at 3:00, and then we'll confirm once we've both had a chance to check our schedules.
04. [Tentative] rulings shall become the ruling of the court, unless a party desiring to be heard so advises the clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the hearing.
05. Workers at the mill have achieved a [tentative] contract which includes an improved benefits package and annual raises.
06. Our plans are quite [tentative] at this point. There are a few details that need to be discussed before we make a final decision.
07. He is too [tentative] in his dealings with the others in his department. He will need to be much more decisive if he hopes to take on a managerial position.
08. Every single research can be accepted only [tentatively], due to the inherent limitations in the process.
09. The dentist has [tentatively] scheduled an appointment for you for next week. Please let us know if there is a conflict.
10. Gerry and Anne have [tentatively] made plans to visit Sophie in Kamloops next July. Everything depends on Gerry getting time off work.
11. The patient took a few [tentative] steps following her knee surgery.
12. The strike was [tentatively] called off on Monday because the union and management have supposedly made a deal.
13. The baby made a couple of [tentative] steps and then sat down.
14. A [tentative] date of August 15th has been set for our high school reunion.
15. Louis Pasteur once observed that science advances through [tentative] answers to a series of more and more subtle questions which reach deeper and deeper into the essence of natural phenomena.
16. Bertrand Russell once noted that science is always [tentative], expecting that modification in its present theories will sooner or later be found necessary.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • tentative — [ tɑ̃tativ ] n. f. • XVIIe; « épreuve de théologie » 1546; lat. scolast. tentativa, de tentare « tenter » ♦ Action par laquelle on s efforce, on essaie d obtenir un résultat. ⇒ essai. Tentative d évasion. Tentative de suicide. Tentative de greffe …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tentative — UK US /ˈtentətɪv/ adjective ► not certain or agreed: »The car company and the union reached a tentative agreement. »a tentative deal/plan/settlement »The proposals are tentative and subject to bargaining. ► said or done in a careful way because… …   Financial and business terms

  • tentative — Tentative. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on tente, on essaye de faire reussir quelque chose. Faire une tentative auprés de quelqu un. il fit plusieurs tentatives inutiles. On appelle aussi, Tentative, Le premier acte qu on fait en Theologie. Il a… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • tentative — [ten′tə tiv] adj. [LL tentativus < pp. of L tentare, to touch, try: see TENT2] 1. made, done, proposed, etc. experimentally or provisionally; not definite or final [tentative plans, a tentative explanation] 2. indicating timidity, hesitancy,… …   English World dictionary

  • Tentative — Ten*ta tive, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See {Tempt}.] Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. A slow, tentative manner. Carlyle. {Ten*ta tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tentative — Ten*ta tive, n. [Cf. F. tentative.] An essay; a trial; an experiment. Berkley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tentative — I adjective cautious, conditional, contingent, dependent, experimental, exploratory, groping, interim, probationary, probative, proposed, provisional, provisory, questionable, speculative, temporary, trial, undecided, unsettled associated… …   Law dictionary

  • tentative — [adj1] conditional, experimental acting, ad interim, conjectural, contingent, dependent, iffy*, indefinite, makeshift, not final, not settled, on trial, open for consideration, probationary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, speculative,… …   New thesaurus

  • tentative — 1580s, from M.L. tentativus trying, testing, from L. tentatus, pp. of tentare to feel, try, (variant of temptare to feel, try, test ). Related: Tentatively …   Etymology dictionary

  • tentative — *provisional Analogous words: *temporary, ad interim, acting: testing, trying, demonstrating, proving (see PROVE) Antonyms: definitive …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • tentative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) done without confidence; hesitant. 2) not certain or fixed; provisional. DERIVATIVES tentatively adverb tentativeness noun. ORIGIN Latin tentativus, from temptare handle, try …   English terms dictionary

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