provisionally

pro·vi·sion·al

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pruh-vizh-uh-nl]
- /prəˈvɪʒ ə nl/
- /prəˈvɪʒ.ən.əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pruh-vizh-uh-nl]
- /prəˈvɪʒ ə nl/

Definitions of provisionally word

adjective provisionally providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government. 1
adjective provisionally accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary. 1
adjective provisionally (usually initial capital letter) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence. 1
noun provisionally Philately. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps. 1
noun provisionally a provisional member of a group. 1
noun provisionally (usually initial capital letter) a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. 1

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Origin of provisionally

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; provision + -al1

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Parts of speech for Provisionally

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Provisionally

provisionally popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for provisionally

adv provisionally

analytically — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
conditionally — imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
hypothetically — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.

adverb provisionally

empirically — Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
experimentally — In the manner of an experiment.

All 5 Synonyms of provisionally

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