tentatively
In a tentative mannerIn a tentative manner.
» Tom knocked tentatively on the door.
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1 sensesIn a tentative manner.
versuchsweise, vorläufig
экспериментальноeksperimentalʹno, пробноprobno, неуверенноneuverenno
нерішучеnerišuče, невпевненоnevpevneno, попередньоpoperednʹo
in a tentative manner
Examples
12 sentencesTom knocked tentatively on the door.
Let's tentatively plan on meeting tomorrow at 2:30.
Let's tentatively plan to meet tomorrow at 2:30.
Tom tentatively opened the door.
ruТом нерешительно открыл дверь. — marafon
Tom tentatively agreed to my proposal.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
more tentatively, most tentatively| Comparative | more tentatively Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tentatively |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.