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provisional

🇬🇧 UK/prә'viʒәnl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2

Definitions

adj.

Temporary and subject to change; arranged for the present but intended to be replaced later.

暂时的,临时的,暂定的

n.

A temporary postage stamp issued before an official one is available.

临时邮票

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
probefore
+
vissee, look
+
ionact, process, state
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=provisional

Common Collocations

  • 1.provisional government临时政府
  • 2.provisional agreement临时协议
  • 3.provisional license临时驾照
  • 4.on a provisional basis暂时性地

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The committee set a provisional date for the meeting, pending final confirmation.

  • 2.

    She was offered a provisional place at the university, subject to her exam results.

  • 3.

    A provisional government was established to oversee the transition to democracy.

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