| tentative | a ~ smile, senyum sumbing. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tentative | adj indefinite, sementaraan: the offer was only ~, and has to be confirmed, tawaran itu hanya sementaraan dan mesti disahkan; this is only a ~ arrangement, ini hanyalah persediaan sementaraan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | vi often ~ at, 1. eat with small, tentative bites, mencuit-cuit: I could see that she wasn’t hungry as she was only nibbling at her food, saya nampak bahawa dia tdk lapar krn dia hanya mencuit-cuit makanannya; 2. take small, quick bites at, a. (gen) menggigit-gigit: the little boy was nibbling at a biscuit, budak lelaki itu sedang menggigit-gigit biskut; b. (of mouse, rabbit) mengunggis, mengerit, mengerip: the cheese had been ~d at, keju itu telah diunggis; c. (of fish) mengutil: fish nibbling at the bait, ikan sedang mengutil umpan itu; 3. consider tentatively, menimbang-nimbangkan: to ~ at the offer, menimbang-nimbangkan tawaran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| guess | vt 1. (estimate) mengagak; (form or express tentative opinion based on probabilities) meneka: I ~ his age to be about 50, saya mengagak umurnya lebih kurang 50 tahun; I can only ~ the reason for his bad behaviour, saya hanya dapat mengagak sebab dia berkelakuan buruk begitu; can you ~ what I have in my pocket?, dapatkah kamu meneka apa yg ada di dlm saku saya?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will 1 | aux v (pt form) would [also used to express various kinds of hypothetical, unfulfilled, conditional or tentative statements or questions] 1. (futurity) a. (with no implication of intention on part of agent, or when agent is not mentioned) akan; b. (with human agent, implying possibility or intention; not used with negative) hendak, (colloq) nak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |