tentative

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• /ˈtɛntətɪv/
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From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: փորձնական (pʻorjnakan) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Armenian: փորձարարական (pʻorjararakan) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Azerbaijani: eksperimental — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Bulgarian: пробен (proben) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Bulgarian: експериментален (eksperimentalen) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Czech: pokusný — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Czech: zkušební — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Estonian: katseline — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Estonian: esialgne — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Finnish: alustava — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Finnish: kokeellinen — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Galician: experimental — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: vorläufig — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: Versuchs- — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: experimentell — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: provisorisch — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: probierend — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: Probe- — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• German: Vor- — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Hungarian: kísérleti — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Hungarian: próba- — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Indonesian: tentatif — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Korean: 잠정적 (jamjeongjeok) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Norwegian: forsøksvis — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Norwegian: tentativ — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Polish: prowizoryczny — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Portuguese: experimental — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Russian: эксперимента́льный (eksperimentálʹnyj) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Russian: про́бный (próbnyj) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Russian: о́пытный (ópytnyj) — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Serbo-Croatian: provizorni — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Serbo-Croatian: pokusni — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Serbo-Croatian: tentativni — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Serbo-Croatian: probni — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Slovene: poskusen — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Slovene: provizoričen — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Spanish: tentativo — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Spanish: provisional — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Spanish: experimental — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Spanish: de tanteo — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Swedish: preliminär — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Swedish: försöks- — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Turkish: deneme — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Turkish: deneme kabilinden — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Turkish: deneme niteliğinde — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Turkish: tecrübe — of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
• Bulgarian: несигурен (nesiguren) — uncertain
• Czech: předběžný — uncertain
• Czech: nejistý — uncertain
• Czech: provizorní — uncertain
• Estonian: ebalev — uncertain
• Estonian: kõhklev — uncertain
• Finnish: alustava — uncertain
• Finnish: epävarma — uncertain
• Finnish: epäröivä — uncertain
• French: provisoire — uncertain
• French: approximatif — uncertain
• Galician: provisorio — uncertain
• Galician: provisional — uncertain
• Galician: preliminar — uncertain
• German: vorläufig — uncertain
• German: provisorisch — uncertain
• German: unverbindlich — uncertain
• German: tentativ — uncertain
• Hungarian: tétova — uncertain
• Hungarian: bátortalan — uncertain
• Hungarian: bizonytalan — uncertain
• Hungarian: habozó — uncertain
• Hungarian: óvatos — uncertain
• Indonesian: tentatif — uncertain
• Norwegian: foreløpig — uncertain
• Norwegian: tentativ — uncertain
• Polish: prowizoryczny — uncertain
• Polish: niepewny — uncertain
• Portuguese: provisório — uncertain
• Russian: предположи́тельный (predpoložítelʹnyj) — uncertain
• Russian: предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) — uncertain
• Russian: предполага́емый (predpolagájemyj) — uncertain
• Russian: ориентиро́вочный (orijentiróvočnyj) — uncertain
• Russian: вре́менный (vrémennyj) — uncertain
• Russian: приме́рный (primérnyj) — uncertain
• Russian: прики́дочный (prikídočnyj) — uncertain
• Spanish: provisional — uncertain
• Spanish: provisorio — uncertain
• Spanish: preliminar — uncertain
• Spanish: indeciso — uncertain
• Spanish: tentativo — uncertain
• Swedish: preliminär — uncertain
• German: zurückhaltend — restrained
• German: zaghaft — restrained
• German: zögernd — restrained
• German: zögerlich — restrained
• German: tastend — restrained
• German: vorfühlend — restrained
• Hungarian: puhatolózó — restrained
• Hungarian: tapogatózó — restrained