Definitions for Tentative
ˈtɛn tə tɪvten·ta·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentativeadjective

   under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

   "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

2. doubtful, tentativeadjective

   unsettled in mind or opinion

   "drew a few tentative conclusions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tentativenoun

   A trial; an experiment.

2. tentativeadjective

   Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.

3. tentativeadjective

   Uncertain; subject to future change.

4. Etymology: From tentatif, from tentativus, from tento, past participle tentatus; see tent, tempt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tentativeadjective

   Trying; essaying.

   Etymology: tentative, effort, Fr. tento, Latin.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tentative

   Tentative refers to something that is not certain or fixed, or done without confidence. It can also describe a provisional or preliminary idea, statement, or plan that is subject to further testing, confirmation, or modification.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Tentativeadjective

   of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental

2. Tentativenoun

   an essay; a trial; an experiment

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tentative

   ten′ta-tiv, adj. trying: experimental.—n. any attempt, conjecture.—adv. Ten′tatively. [Fr.,—Late L.,—L. tentāre, to try—tendĕre, to stretch.]

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Anagrams for Tentative »

1. attentive

How to pronounce Tentative?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tentative in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tentative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Tentative in a Sentence

1. Jerome Seymour Bruner:

   The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion-these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

2. Jamie Searle:

   There's a growing sense that the bounce in U.S. TIPS has helped create a more positive backdrop. It's quite tentative though -- we're not talking about a broad-based pick up in global inflation here.

3. Ben Wood:

   Unveiling a product ahead of rivals is an important milestone, it feels like we're in the Stone Age when it comes to products with flexible screens. We're seeing the first very tentative steps toward the implementation of a technology that may seem to be a solution looking for a problem now, but is likely to become a pillar of designs of consumer electronic devices in the future.

4. Rory McIlroy:

   (I'm) tentative, a little bit scared to play certain shots, because I feel like I can't at the minute. So, hitting away from flags, trying to make sure that I am missing it in the right areas. Just playing quite conservatively, which is very much unlike me, i have just got to get back at it tomorrow and try to figure out what I need to do.

5. Publicis Chief Executive Maurice Levy:

   At the end of last year we did not see major advertisers cutting back their marketing budgets so I think the results of major multinationals during this reporting season will be strong, business leaders in Europe are relatively calm about Greece and believe that a solution will be found. They are more focused on the tentative signs of a growth recovery in the region.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tentative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tentative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tentative
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tentative
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Tentative
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Tentative