tentative

Etymology

French tentatif, from Latin tentativus (“trying, testing”), from tento, past participle tentatus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛntətɪv/
• Hyphenation: ten‧ta‧tive

Noun

tentative (plural tentatives)

1. A trial; an experiment.

Adjective

tentative (comparative more tentative, superlative most tentative)

1. Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
2. Uncertain; subject to future change.

External links

• tentative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• tentative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• attentive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.ta.tiv/

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Etymology

From Latin, see above.

Noun

tentative f (plural tentatives)

1. attempt, try, effort

External links

• “tentative” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

tentative

1. inflected form of tentativ