tentative
/ˈtentətɪv/adjective
उच्चारण टेन्टटिव
अस्थायी, प्रायोगिक, कच्चा
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(of an arrangement or agreement) not definite or certain because you may want to change it later
अस्थायी, प्रायोगिक, कच्चा
- a tentative date for the exam
- tentative plans
- We have a tentative plan to visit Agra in March.
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- The two sides reached a tentative agreement on the fare.
- The date of the interview is only tentative at present.
Synonyms provisional preliminary unconfirmed experimental speculative
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not behaving or done with confidence
हिचकिचाता हुआ, झिझकता हुआ
- a tentative smile
- the baby's first tentative steps
- He gave a tentative answer, unsure whether it was right.
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- The tentative knock on the door told me it was a child.
- Radhika took a few tentative steps onto the frozen lake.
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ten·ta·tive
With -tative (not 'tentitive' or 'tentetive').
अंत में -tative ('tentitive' या 'tentetive' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the uncertain words together: tentative (not final, or hesitant), provisional (for now), hesitant (slow to act from doubt), diffident (lacking confidence).
अनिश्चितता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: tentative (अंतिम नहीं, या झिझकता हुआ), provisional (अभी के लिए), hesitant (संदेह से धीमा), diffident (आत्मविश्वास की कमी)।
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General knowledge
Exam: SSC publishes a tentative calendar of exams each year; dates may change.
परीक्षा में SSC हर साल परीक्षाओं का tentative calendar जारी करता है; तिथियाँ बदल सकती हैं।