Hi everyone! Our first 2021 lesson!

Hip, hip, hooray! Do you know what this means?

These are words shouted as a way of celebrating or showing approval.

So, hip, hip, hurray because I have many nice things to share with you! But let’s start from the beginning.

At the end of last year, I set a tentative date to resume work with you all for late January. But those who know me know the number of plans and projects I have for this time of the year. During this break from our work, I have the chance to go further with my studies. My goal is always to build the new year on a solid foundation. So my focus is the work with English, teaching, and learning, as well as to improve myself and the structure that gives me support to better cater to your needs. 

Let’s first learn how to pronounce tentative:

The adjective tentative is used to describe something you are unsure or hesitant about.

On Monday, you can make tentative plans for the weekend, but it’s too early to commit to one party or another.

History and Etymology for tentative

Tentative, from the Latin tentātīvus, “testing, trying,” always describes something that is uncertain. If you make a tentative appointment, write it down in pencil, not pen, because it might have to be changed. Here the opposite of tentative is definite or set.

Tentative

Adjective 1 Tentative agreements, plans, ideas, deals, explanation or arrangements are not definite or certain, but have been made as a first step and are still able to be changed.

I have tentative plans to go to Europe in July.

Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement.

Such theories are still very tentative.

That’s just a tentative schedule.

In business:

While analysts are tentative at the moment, they remain basically optimistic.

The company began last year to take tentative steps towards a flotation.

Synonyms: unconfirmed, provisional, experimental, conditional, indefinite, dependent, subject (to)

Adjective 2 If someone is tentative, they are cautious and not very confident because they are uncertain, afraid, timid, or hesitant.

If someone gives you a tentative smile or nod, the person feels hesitant or unsure about something. In this case, its opposite is confident.

She did not return his tentative smile.

He drew a few tentative conclusions.

Synonyms: hesitant, cautious, uncertain, doubtful

Adverb tentatively

The next round of talks is tentatively scheduled to begin in October.

Perhaps, he suggested tentatively, they should send for Dr Band. 

Tentative date in a few sentences

• He set a tentative date of June 5 for the hearing.
• No tentative date for the Davos meeting was proposed.
• The tentative date for the event is March 15-19.
• The state TV said tentative date for the visit was Tuesday.
• The tentative dates for the tournament are June 20 to July 10.
• I wouldn’t take a tentative date too seriously .
• No tentative date for the visit has been announced.
• Paul provided a tentative date of publishing after reviewing the post.