Vocabulary

provisional

仮(かり)議(ぎ)事(じ)堂(どう)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Adjective

temporary and used until something more permanent is in place

最終(さいしゅう)的(てき)・恒久(こうきゅう)的(てき)なものができるまでの間(ま)だけ使(つか)われる一時(いちじ)的(てき)なもの

Examples

  1. The government met in a provisional building after the fire.
  2. They used a provisional hall while the main building was under construction.

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