Standard Lemma guide

provisionally

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a provisional way; temporarily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unprovisionally

2

adverb

Meaning 2

temporarily and conditionally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they have agreed provisionally
  • was appointed provisionally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English provisional Middle English -ly English -ly English provisionally From provisional + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: provisionalment — in a provisional way
  • Catalan: provisòriament — in a provisional way
  • Esperanto: provizore — in a provisional way
  • French: provisoirement — in a provisional way
  • German: vorläufig — in a provisional way
  • German: provisorisch — in a provisional way
  • Italian: provvisoriamente — in a provisional way
  • Polish: prowizorycznie — in a provisional way
  • Polish: tymczasowo — in a provisional way
  • Polish: przejściowo — in a provisional way
  • Russian: предварительно (predvaritelʹno) — in a provisional way
  • Spanish: provisionalmente — in a provisional way
  • Spanish: provisoriamente — in a provisional way
Real reading context

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