English-Thai Dictionary

tentative

ADJ ที่ ยัง พัฒนา ไม่ เต็มที่  ที่ ไม่สมบูรณ์  ti-yang-pad-ta-na-mai-tem-ti

 

tentative

ADJ ที่ ยัง ไม่แน่ นอน  ที่ อาจ เป็นไปได้  unconfirmed provisional probationary conclusive decisive ti-yang-mai-nean-non

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TENTATIVE

a.Trying; essaying.

 

TENTATIVE

n.An essay; trial.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TENTATIVE

Ten *ta "tive, a. Etym: [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See Tempt. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. "A slow, tentative manner. " Carlyle. -- Ten *ta "tive *ly, adv.

 

TENTATIVE

Ten *ta "tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tentative. ]

 

Defn: An essay; a trial; an experiment. Berkley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tentative

ten ta tive |ˈtentətiv ˈtɛn (t )ədɪv | ▶adjective not certain or fixed; provisional: a tentative conclusion. • done without confidence; hesitant: he eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room. DERIVATIVES ten ta tive ly adverb, ten ta tive ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare ‘handle, try. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

tentative

ten ¦ta |tive |ˈtɛntətɪv | ▶adjective not certain or fixed; provisional: a tentative conclusion. • done without confidence; hesitant: he eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room. DERIVATIVES tentatively adverb, tentativeness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare ‘handle, try ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tentative

tentative adjective 1 tentative arrangements | a tentative conclusion: provisional, unconfirmed, penciled in, iffy, preliminary, to be confirmed, subject to confirmation; speculative, conjectural, sketchy, untried, unproven, exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot. ANTONYMS definite. 2 he took a few tentative steps: hesitant, uncertain, cautious, timid, hesitating, faltering, shaky, unsteady, halting; wavering, unsure. ANTONYMS confident.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tentative

tentative adjective 1 a tentative arrangement | this can only be a tentative conclusion: provisional, unconfirmed, unsettled, indefinite, pencilled in, preliminary, to be confirmed, TBC, subject to confirmation; speculative, conjectural, untried, unproven, unsubstantiated; exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot; rare provisory, provisionary. ANTONYMS definite. 2 he eventually tried a few tentative steps around his hospital room: hesitant, uncertain, cautious, unconfident, timid, hesitating, faltering, shaky, unsteady, halting; wavering, unsure, doubtful, diffident; informal iffy. ANTONYMS confident.

 

French Dictionary

tentative

tentative n. f. nom féminin Essai. : Une tentative d ’évasion. Après plusieurs tentatives, les chercheurs ont réussi à découvrir un vaccin contre cette maladie.

 

tentativement

tentativement FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour à titre d ’essai, expérimentalement, provisoirement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tentative

ten ta tive /téntətɪv /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈同意 日時などが 〉仮の , 不確定な, 試験的な ▸ a tentative agreement [plan ]暫定協定 [試案 ]▸ fix a tentative date for departure 仮の出発日を決める 2 自信なさげな, 不確かな, ためらいがちな ▸ in a tentative voice 自信なさそうな声で 名詞 C 仮説, 試み, 試案 .～ness 名詞

 

tentatively

t é n ta tive ly 副詞 1 仮に, 試験的に, とりあえず .2 自信なさそうに, ためらいがちに .