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tentative
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of TENTATIVE
[more tentative; most tentative]
1
: not done with confidence : uncertain and hesitant迟疑的；踌躇的
- a tentative smile迟疑的一笑
- the baby's first tentative steps婴儿初学走路胆怯的脚步
2
: not definite : still able to be changed不确定的；暂定的
- We have tentative plans for the weekend.我们有个暂定的周末计划。
- tentative approval暂时的许可
— tentatively
adverb- We have tentatively made plans for the weekend.我们暂定了周末计划。
- The meeting is tentatively scheduled for Friday.会议暂定于周五举行。
— tentativeness
noun [noncount] ten·ta·tive ˈten-tə-tiv 
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A "Tentative" Explanation
Tentative is from the Latin tentare (“to attempt”), and its original meaning was “attempted, provisional, experimental.” It is easy to see how this emphasis on trial and error led to the word’s current sense “not fully worked out or developed” (as in "a tentative date," "tentative plans," "a tentative job offer"). The “hesitant, uncertain” sense that is also common nowadays (as in “a tentative knock on the door”) extends the idea of an unripe attempt to the uncertain emotional state of the person making the attempt.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective In the winter, retirees from the Midwest fill the trailer parks. They are known with tentative affection as snowbirds. 
William Langewiesche, Atlantic, June 1992 Clearly the President was chastened by the sorrow and resentment of the people to whom he spoke, but his words were somehow tentative and contingent, as if they could be withdrawn on a month's notice. Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, July 1992 There was a crying need, in the tentative early days of populist toryism, for a voice that could bring the gospel to the lumpen. Christopher Hitchens, Times Literary Supplement, 30 Nov. 1990 Thus, we have a tentative picture of anatomically modern people arising in Africa over 100,000 years ago, but initially making the same tools as Neanderthals and having no advantage over them. By perhaps 60,000 years ago, some magic twist of behavior had been added to the modern anatomy. Jared M. Diamond, Discover, May 1989 the baby's first tentative steps We have tentative plans for the weekend. See More
William Langewiesche, Atlantic, June 1992 Clearly the President was chastened by the sorrow and resentment of the people to whom he spoke, but his words were somehow tentative and contingent, as if they could be withdrawn on a month's notice. Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, July 1992 There was a crying need, in the tentative early days of populist toryism, for a voice that could bring the gospel to the lumpen. Christopher Hitchens, Times Literary Supplement, 30 Nov. 1990 Thus, we have a tentative picture of anatomically modern people arising in Africa over 100,000 years ago, but initially making the same tools as Neanderthals and having no advantage over them. By perhaps 60,000 years ago, some magic twist of behavior had been added to the modern anatomy. Jared M. Diamond, Discover, May 1989 the baby's first tentative steps We have tentative plans for the weekend. See More Recent Examples on the Web Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2022 The tentative deal must now be ratified by members of the various unions covered by the contracts. Paul Page, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 President Biden announces a tentative deal to avert rail strike. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 One of those unions, the Machinists, announced Wednesday that its members voted to reject its tentative labor deal. Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association said the groups reached a tentative deal late Monday after a strike over pay and classroom support. Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 The tentative five-year deal announced Monday covers more than 15,000 members of the International Association of Machinists, the Transportation Communications Union and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen unions. Josh Funk, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 The performers’ union announced the tentative deal — which will now go to the union’s National Board and, later, to members for approval — on Tuesday. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 The tentative deal between the two lawmakers would see $369 billion invested in energy security and climate change programs over the next two years, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 2005 levels by 2030. Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 July 2022 See More
Adjective
The railroad companies and the unions reached a tentative deal Thursday morning, which now heads to union members for a ratification vote. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2022 The tentative deal must now be ratified by members of the various unions covered by the contracts. Paul Page, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 President Biden announces a tentative deal to avert rail strike. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 One of those unions, the Machinists, announced Wednesday that its members voted to reject its tentative labor deal. Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association said the groups reached a tentative deal late Monday after a strike over pay and classroom support. Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 The tentative five-year deal announced Monday covers more than 15,000 members of the International Association of Machinists, the Transportation Communications Union and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen unions. Josh Funk, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 The performers’ union announced the tentative deal — which will now go to the union’s National Board and, later, to members for approval — on Tuesday. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2022 The tentative deal between the two lawmakers would see $369 billion invested in energy security and climate change programs over the next two years, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 2005 levels by 2030. Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīvus "as a trial, experimental, provisional," from Latin temptātus, tentātus, past participle of temptāre, tentāre "to feel, test, examine" + īvus -ive — more at tempt
Noun
derivative of tentative entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1893, in the meaning defined above
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