All 4 Uses

tentative
in
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
(Edited)

It gave solace to the third daughter, who was always so tentative and terrified and had such troubles with men.
Chpt 1.2 *

tentative = careful or unsure
A little while later, there was a quiet knock at Yoyo's door, followed by a tentative attempt at the door knob.
Chpt 2.7

tentative = unsure
But tentatively Carla, and then Sandi, and then Lucinda raise their hands.
Chpt 3.11

tentatively = in an unsure or hesitant manner
Those tenuous, tentative first life-impressions have scattered like reflections in a pond under the swirling hand of an older brother or sister saying, I remember the day you ate the rat poison, Carlos, or, I remember the day you fell down the stairs…
Chpt 3.11 *

tentative = subject to change

Definitions:

(1) (tentative as in: said it tentatively)
done in a careful or unsure way (indicating a lack of confidence in exactly what will happen)
(2) (tentative as in: a tentative plan)
subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)