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provisional — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • makeshift adj Put together quickly as a temporary, improvised solution.
  • provisional adj Temporary and meant to be replaced later by something permanent.
  • tentative adjective Not yet certain or fixed; provisional, subject to change.
  • working adj Currently employed or in paid work.

Senses

provisional is used for these senses in English:

  • makeshift Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
  • provisional Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
  • tentative Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
  • tentative Uncertain; subject to future change.
  • working That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.

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