provisional
🇬🇧 UK/prә'viʒәnl/🇺🇸 US
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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-derivedCommon 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.