provisional

  • 21provisional — adjective 1 intended to exist for only a short time and likely to be changed in the future: a provisional government compare temporary 2 provisional offers, arrangements etc are not yet definite but should become definite in the future: We accept …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22provisional */ — UK [prəˈvɪʒ(ə)nəl] / US [prəˈvɪʒən(ə)l] adjective 1) intended to be temporary, and likely to be changed when other arrangements are made a provisional government 2) if an arrangement is provisional, the people involved have not yet said that they …

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  • 23provisional — pro•vi•sion•al [[t]prəˈvɪʒ ə nl[/t]] adj. 1) serving for the time being only; temporary: a provisional government[/ex] 2) accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional 3) gov (usu. cap.) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24provisional — /prə vɪʒ(ə)n(ə)l/ adjective temporary or not final or permanent ● The sales department has been asked to make a provisional forecast of sales. ● The provisional budget has been drawn up for each department. ● They faxed their provisional… …

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  • 25provisional — adj. & n. adj. 1 providing for immediate needs only; temporary. 2 (Provisional) designating the unofficial wing of the IRA established in 1970, advocating terrorism. n. (Provisional) a member of the Provisional wing of the IRA. Derivatives:… …

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  • 26provisional — (adj) (Intermedio) que no es permanente y sirve solo durante un tiempo Ejemplos: Jaén es un domicilio provisional de la empresa porque la trasladan a Madrid. Es una solución provisional hasta que no encontremos una mejor. Sinónimos: temporal,… …

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  • 27provisional — pro|vi|sion|al [prəˈvıʒənəl] adj formal likely or able to be changed in the future ▪ a provisional government ▪ We accept provisional bookings by phone. >provisionally adv ▪ The meeting has been provisionally arranged for the end of May …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28provisional — {{#}}{{LM P32034}}{{〓}} {{SynP32803}} {{[}}provisional{{]}} ‹pro·vi·sio·nal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Temporal o no permanente. {{#}}{{LM SynP32803}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE P32034}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}provisional{{]}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 29provisional — I. adjective Date: 1601 serving for the time being ; temporary < a provisional government > • provisionally adverb II. noun Date: 1886 a postage stamp for use until a regular issue appears compare definitive …

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  • 30provisional — adj. Provisional is used with these nouns: ↑ballot, ↑date, ↑diagnosis, ↑driving licence, ↑government, ↑president …

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