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# provisional

«provisional» in Mova's school dictionary: **for now, not final, and likely to change later** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (provisional); noun (provisionals — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Provisional means for now, not final, and likely to change later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#m1)

2) (UK) A provisional driving licence is the first licence a learner driver gets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school life, provisional dates, results or plans may change; in maths and science a provisional answer is a first estimate to check. In UK everyday life learners have a provisional licence and L plates. Phrases: provisional date, provisional results, provisional licence.

### examples

- The trip is on a provisional date of 5 May. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#x1)
- These results are provisional and may change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#x2)
- My sister got her provisional licence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#x3)
- The team list is provisional until Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#x4)
- The provisional government ran the country after the revolution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#x5)
- This is a provisional plan, so check again later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisional/#x6)

### note

Opposite: final, definite. From «provision» (arranging for the future). A provisional number in a problem may be updated later.

### Trees and pragmatics

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