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# probationary

«probationary» in Mova's school dictionary: **Done or given for a trial time, to see if a person is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (probationary)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Done or given for a trial time, to see if a person is good enough before they are made permanent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#m1)

2) (law) Connected with probation, when someone who broke the law is watched instead of sent to prison. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adult life a new worker often has a «probationary period» of a few months. A new teacher may be a «probationary teacher». In law, «probationary» links to the probation officer who checks on someone. Phrases: «probationary period», «probationary teacher», «probationary licence».

### examples

- Mum is in her probationary period at her new job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#x1)
- Our new teacher is still probationary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#x2)
- After a three-month probationary period, he got a permanent contract. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#x3)
- New drivers in some places have a probationary licence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#x4)
- The club gave him probationary membership. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#x5)
- During the probationary year, nurses are checked often. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/#x6)

### note

Adjective from «probation». Goes before the noun: «a probationary period». Fairly formal. Not «probational».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «probationary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.