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provisional

/prəˈvɪʒənl/adjective

उच्चारण प्रविज़नल

अनंतिम, अस्थायी, कामचलाऊ

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Asked in previous papers

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SSC CPO Pre 2019SSC CHSL Pre 2023SSC Exams before 2018
adjective
  1. 1

    made or arranged for the present time, and likely to be changed in the future

    अनंतिम, अस्थायी, कामचलाऊ

    • a provisional answer key
    • the provisional government
    • The provisional results will be declared on Friday, with final marks later.
    + 2 more examples
    • A provisional booking has been made for the hall, subject to confirmation.
    • The two sides signed a provisional agreement until a full treaty could be drawn up.

    Synonyms temporary interim tentative conditional stopgap

    Opposite final permanent definitive fixed

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

provisional + noun

Provisional goes before a noun such as result, list, date or licence to say it is temporary and may change.

'Provisional' को result, list, date या licence जैसे noun से पहले रखकर बताया जाता है कि वह अस्थायी है और बदल सकता है।

  • The provisional list of selected candidates is on the website.
  • Radhika received a provisional admission letter.

be provisional (predicative)

After be, provisional means not final yet; it is rarely followed by a preposition.

'Be' के बाद 'provisional' का अर्थ अभी अंतिम नहीं है; इसके बाद प्रायः कोई preposition नहीं आता।

  • The dates are provisional until the board confirms them.

provisional + on / subject to

To say what a provisional arrangement depends on, add on or subject to after it in a separate clause.

अस्थायी व्यवस्था किस शर्त पर निर्भर है, यह बताने के लिए अलग clause में 'on' या 'subject to' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The offer is provisional, subject to a medical check.

provisionally (adverb)

Provisionally is the adverb and goes before the past participle or at the end.

'Provisionally' adverb है और past participle से पहले या वाक्य के अंत में आता है।

  • The match has been provisionally fixed for March.
+Collocations 4

provisional + noun

resultlistlicencedateagreement

  • The provisional agreement was signed on Monday.

provisional + selection / admission

admissionselectionappointmentcertificateregistration

  • He holds a provisional certificate until the degree arrives.

adverb + provisional

onlymerelypurelystillstrictly

  • These figures are only provisional.

verb + provisional

remainstaybe declaredbe treated asbe kept

  • The marks remain provisional until the revaluation ends.
“More examples 5
  • The provisional answer key will be released tomorrow evening.

अनंतिम उत्तर-कुंजी कल शाम जारी की जाएगी।

  • The government set up a provisional committee to handle the flood relief.

सरकार ने बाढ़ राहत संभालने के लिए एक अस्थायी समिति बनाई।

  • Radhika has a provisional licence and cannot drive alone yet.

राधिका के पास अस्थायी लाइसेंस है और वह अभी अकेले गाड़ी नहीं चला सकती।

  • These census figures are provisional and may be corrected later.

ये जनगणना के आँकड़े अनंतिम हैं और बाद में सुधारे जा सकते हैं।

  • The team has been provisionally selected for the state tournament.

टीम का राज्य प्रतियोगिता के लिए अस्थायी रूप से चयन हुआ है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The result is provisonal.

✓ The result is provisional.

Spelling: provisional has two i's, after v and after s, and ends in -ional.

वर्तनी: 'provisional' में v और s के बाद i आता है और अंत -ional होता है।

✗ The selection is provisionally.

✓ The selection is provisional.

After be use the adjective provisional, not the adverb.

'Be' के बाद adjective 'provisional' आता है, adverb नहीं।

✗ The provisionally list is on the notice board.

✓ The provisional list is on the notice board.

Use the adjective provisional before a noun, not the adverb.

Noun से पहले adjective 'provisional' आता है, adverb नहीं।

◇Word family
provision nounprovisionally adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

pro·vi·sion·al

With -sional (not 'provisonal' or 'provissional').

अंत में -sional ('provisonal' या 'provissional' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the temporary words together: provisional, interim (between two periods), tentative (not certain), makeshift (used because nothing better is available).

अस्थायी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: provisional, interim (दो अवधियों के बीच), tentative (अनिश्चित), makeshift (बेहतर न होने पर प्रयुक्त)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Exam: the SSC releases a provisional answer key first, invites objections, and then publishes the final answer key; a provisional certificate is given before the degree.

परीक्षा में SSC पहले provisional answer key जारी करता है, आपत्तियाँ माँगता है, फिर final answer key प्रकाशित करता है; डिग्री से पहले provisional certificate दिया जाता है।