tentative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tentative (plural tentatives)
Adjective[edit]
tentative (comparative more tentative, superlative most tentative)
- Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
- Uncertain; subject to future change.
- Restrained; polite; feeling one's way, not using full force.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of "subject to future change"): conclusive, definitive, certain
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
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uncertain
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restrained
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Further reading[edit]
- “tentative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “tentative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tentative f (plural tentatives)
- attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)
- general senses
- Synonym: essai
- faire une tentative de quelque chose ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- faire une tentative pour faire quelque chose ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- la première tentative avortée ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- une deuxième tentative infructueuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- résoudre de faire une dernière tentative ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- des longues années de tentatives échouées ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (law) an attempted infraction of law
- tentative de viol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- tentative d’enlèvement ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- commettre une tentative d’homicide ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- accusé de la tentative d’assassinat d’un homme politique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- L’homme en question est suspecté de la tentative de meurtre sur sa femme. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- general senses
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “tentative”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
tentative
- inflection of tentativ:
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