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- Dictionaryinitial/ɪˈnɪʃl/
adjective
- 1. existing or occurring at the beginning: "our initial impression was favourable"
noun
- 1. the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase: "they carved their initials into the tree trunk"
verb
- 1. mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it: "the man initialled the three warrants" Similar
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INITIAL definition: 1. of or at the beginning: 2. the first letter of a name, especially when used to represent the…. Learn more.
1. a. : the first letter of a name. b. initials plural : the first letter of each word in a full name. found that their initials were identical. 2. : a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph.
Initial is something that occurs first or at the beginning. If someone asks you to initial a form, they're asking you to sign by writing your initials on it. If your name is Inna Instant, you would write I.I., and you'd probably write it really quick!
Initial definition: of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first. See examples of INITIAL used in a sentence.
Definition of initial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. The first letter of a proper name. b. initials The first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit: stationery monogrammed with her initials. 2. The first letter of a word. 3. A large, often highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a chapter, verse, or paragraph.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Having to do with, indicating, or occurring at the beginning. The initial stage of a disease, the initial letter of a word. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Designating the first letter or letters of a word. American Heritage.
INITIAL meaning: 1. first, or happening at the beginning: 2. the first letter of a name: 3. to write your initials…. Learn more.
You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process.
adj. of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process. Phonetics occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable, as the (k) sound of kite, chasm, or quay. n. an initial letter, as of a word. the first letter of a proper name.
