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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛntətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tentative.wav Forms: more tentative [comparative], most tentative [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|tentātīvus||trying, testing}} Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} tentative (comparative more tentative, superlative most tentative)
  1. Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. Translations (of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental): փորձնական (pʻorjnakan) (Armenian), փորձարարական (pʻorjararakan) (Armenian), пробен (proben) (Bulgarian), експериментален (eksperimentalen) (Bulgarian), pokusný (Czech), zkušební (Czech), katseline (Estonian), esialgne (Estonian), alustava (Finnish), kokeellinen (Finnish), experimental (Galician), vorläufig (German), Versuchs- (German), experimentell (German), provisorisch (German), probierend (German), Probe- [feminine] (German), Vor- (German), kísérleti (Hungarian), próba- (Hungarian), tentatif (Indonesian), 잠정적 (jamjeongjeok) (Korean), forsøksvis (Norwegian), tentativ (Norwegian), prowizoryczny (Polish), experimental (Portuguese), эксперимента́льный (eksperimentálʹnyj) (Russian), про́бный (próbnyj) (Russian), о́пытный (ópytnyj) (Russian), provizorni (Serbo-Croatian), pokusni (Serbo-Croatian), tentativni (Serbo-Croatian), probni (Serbo-Croatian), poskusen (Slovene), provizoričen (Slovene), tentativo (Spanish), provisional (Spanish), experimental (Spanish), de tanteo (Spanish), preliminär (Swedish), försöks- (Swedish), deneme (Turkish), deneme kabilinden (Turkish), deneme niteliğinde (Turkish), tecrübe (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tentative-en-adj-AoonfoV0 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental': 98 1 1
  2. Uncertain; subject to future change. Translations (uncertain): несигурен (nesiguren) (Bulgarian), předběžný (Czech), nejistý (Czech), provizorní (Czech), ebalev (Estonian), kõhklev (Estonian), alustava (Finnish), epävarma (Finnish), epäröivä (Finnish), provisoire (French), approximatif (French), provisorio (Galician), provisional (Galician), preliminar (Galician), vorläufig (German), provisorisch (German), unverbindlich (German), tentativ (english: exalted) (German), tétova (Hungarian), bátortalan (Hungarian), bizonytalan (Hungarian), habozó (Hungarian), óvatos (Hungarian), tentatif (Indonesian), foreløpig (Norwegian), tentativ (Norwegian), prowizoryczny [masculine] (Polish), niepewny [masculine] (Polish), provisório (Portuguese), предположи́тельный (predpoložítelʹnyj) (Russian), предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) (Russian), предполага́емый (predpolagájemyj) (Russian), ориентиро́вочный (orijentiróvočnyj) (Russian), вре́менный (vrémennyj) (Russian), приме́рный (primérnyj) (Russian), прики́дочный (prikídočnyj) (Russian), provisional (Spanish), provisorio (Spanish), preliminar (Spanish), indeciso (Spanish), tentativo (Spanish), preliminär (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tentative-en-adj-RdeYNkXi Disambiguation of 'uncertain': 1 97 2
  3. Restrained; polite; feeling one's way, not using full force. Translations (restrained): zurückhaltend (German), zaghaft (German), zögernd (German), zögerlich (German), tastend (German), vorfühlend (German), puhatolózó (Hungarian), tapogatózó (Hungarian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tentatively, tentativeness, tentative wound

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛntətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tentative.wav Forms: tentatives [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|tentātīvus||trying, testing}} Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tentative (plural tentatives)
  1. A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
    Sense id: en-tentative-en-noun-atpoAL91
  2. (Malaysia) A schedule for an event or a programme. Tags: Malaysia
    Sense id: en-tentative-en-noun-2CtJ94Ng Categories (other): Malaysian English

Noun [French]

IPA: /tɑ̃.ta.tiv/ Audio: Fr-tentative.ogg Forms: tentatives [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ML.|tentātīva}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tentative f (plural tentatives)
  1. attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)
    general senses
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: essai
    Sense id: en-tentative-fr-noun-VdoHQiQz Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)
    (law) an attempted infraction of law
    Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tentative-fr-noun-UH7Mht-8 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tenter

Adjective [German]

Audio: De-tentative.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|adjective form}} tentative
  1. inflection of tentativ:
    strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: tentativ
    Sense id: en-tentative-de-adj-nN9Bz9W3
  2. inflection of tentativ:
    strong nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: tentativ
    Sense id: en-tentative-de-adj-pxmovFYg
  3. inflection of tentativ:
    weak nominative all-gender singular
    Tags: form-of, nominative, singular, weak Form of: tentativ
    Sense id: en-tentative-de-adj-hZoD~UCQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 52 19
  4. inflection of tentativ:
    weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, neuter, singular, weak Form of: tentativ
    Sense id: en-tentative-de-adj-oRxkNbJn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "katseline"
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          "lang": "Estonian",
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          "word": "esialgne"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "alustava"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "experimental"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "vorläufig"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "Versuchs-"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "word": "잠정적"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "probni"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "poskusen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "provizoričen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "tentativo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "provisional"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "experimental"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "de tanteo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "preliminär"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "försöks-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "deneme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "deneme kabilinden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "deneme niteliğinde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental",
          "word": "tecrübe"
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          "ref": "2009 May 3, Manohla Dargis, A. O. Scott, “Memos to Hollywood”, in The New York Times:",
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          "roman": "nesiguren",
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          "word": "несигурен"
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        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "uncertain",
          "word": "předběžný"
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        "3": "tentātīva"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tentatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with collocations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to make an attempt at something",
          "text": "faire une tentative de quelque chose",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "make an attempt to do something",
          "text": "faire une tentative pour faire quelque chose",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the first aborted attempt",
          "text": "la première tentative avortée",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a second unsuccessful attempt",
          "text": "une deuxième tentative infructueuse",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "resolve to make one last attempt",
          "text": "résoudre de faire une dernière tentative",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "long years of failed attempts",
          "text": "des longues années de tentatives échouées",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)",
        "general senses"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ],
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          "effort",
          "effort"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "essai"
        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "tentative de viol",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tentative d’enlèvement",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "commettre une tentative d’homicide",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "accusé de la tentative d’assassinat d’un homme politique",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "L’homme en question est suspecté de la tentative de meurtre sur sa femme.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)",
        "an attempted infraction of law"
      ],
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        ],
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          "try",
          "try"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)",
        "(law) an attempted infraction of law"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.ta.tiv/"
    },
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}

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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German non-lemma forms",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "tentativ"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        "strong"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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