tentative

Meaning

1. attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)
2. attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky)

Concepts

attempt

try

effort

bid

endeavour

exertion

struggle

shot

essay

go

endeavor

enterprise

feeler

attempted murder

tender

pass

fusillade

gunshot

labor

aspiration

assay

experiment

lost cause

shot in the dark

test

the whole shooting match

trial

willingness

work

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɑ̃.ta.tiv/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tentātīva, from tentō (“to attempt”).

Sentences

Après une tentative de lancement de la machine , une surcharge se produit .

After an attempt to launch the machine, an overload occurs.

Cette fois-ci, elle est la victime d'une tentative de meurtre .

This time, she is the victim of an attempted murder.

Il trouve finalement la mort lors d'une prétendue tentative de fuite .

He finally finds his death during an alleged attempt to escape.