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tentative

 
/ˈtentətɪv/ adjective

Translation

NOT CERTAIN A tentative idea, plan, agreement, etc is not certain.
geçici, kesin olmayan
The two companies have announced a tentative deal.1759
NOT CONFIDENT doing something in a way that shows you are not confident
tereddüt eden, dikkatli ve ürkek, çekingen
a child's tentative first steps1759
tentatively adverb
geçici olarak
(Definition of tentative adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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