tentative

adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: ten-ta-tive (3)

English Definition

Not certain or fixed; provisional.

Example Sentence

We made a tentative plan for our vacation.

US IPA /ˈten.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/

UK IPA /ˈten.tə.tɪv/

provisional conditional hesitant uncertain temporary

definite certain final