adjective

tentative

provisional, hesitant, experimental

We have a tentative agreement.

We have a tentative agreement.

She took a few tentative steps forward.

She took a few tentative steps forward.

((a tentative sth.)) a provisional or uncertain (sth.) We have a tentative agreement.

Synonyms: provisional, hesitant, uncertain; Antonyms: definite, firm, confident

From Latin 'tentare', meaning 'to try, to feel'. It implies the uncertainty of trying something out.

Think of a 'tent'. A tent is a temporary, not a permanent, structure. A tentative plan is like a temporary tent.

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