tentative

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛntətɪv/ (Dublin) IPA(key): /ˈtɛntəʔɪf/, /ˈtɛntəhɪf/ Hyphenation: ten‧ta‧tive === Noun === tentative (plural tentatives) A trial; an experiment; an attempt. (Malaysia) A schedule for an event or a programme. === Adjective === tentative (comparative more tentative, superlative most tentative) Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. Uncertain; subject to future change. Restrained; polite; feeling one's way, not using full force. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “subject to future change”): conclusive, definitive, certain ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “tentative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tentative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === attentive == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.ta.tiv/ === Noun === tentative f (plural tentatives) attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky) general senses Synonym: essai faire une tentative de quelque chose ― to make an attempt at something faire une tentative pour faire quelque chose ― make an attempt to do something la première tentative avortée ― the first aborted attempt une deuxième tentative infructueuse ― a second unsuccessful attempt résoudre de faire une dernière tentative ― resolve to make one last attempt des longues années de tentatives échouées ― long years of failed attempts (law) an attempted infraction of law tentative de viol ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) tentative d'enlèvement ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) commettre une tentative d'homicide ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) accusé de la tentative d'assassinat d'un homme politique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) L'homme en question est suspecté de la tentative de meurtre sur sa femme. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Related terms ==== tenter === References === “tentative”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === tentative inflection of tentativ: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular