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tentative
UK
/ˈtɛntətɪv/
US
/ˈtɛntətɪv/
more tentative
Comp.
most tentative
Super.
UK
/ˈtɛntətɪv/
US
/ˈtɛntətɪv/
Translations
We have a tentative agreement to meet next week.
У нас есть предварительная договоренность встретиться на следующей неделе.
Her tentative smile showed her uncertainty.
Ее неуверенная улыбка показывала ее неуверенность.
Additional translations
Definitions
The meeting was scheduled for a tentative date next week.
She gave a tentative smile, unsure of how her joke would be received.
tentatives
pl
UK
/ˈtɛn.tə.tɪv/
US
/ˈtɛn.t̬ə.tɪv/
Used, though rarely, to mean 'a trial or experiment; an attempt'.
Definitions
The policy was introduced only as a tentative to gauge public reaction.
Synonyms