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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 in the Cambridge English Dictionary
INITIAL meaning: 1. of or at the beginning: 2. the first...
- INITIAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
INITIAL definition: 1. first, or happening at the beginning:...
- INITIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Learn the meaning of initial as an adjective, noun, and verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use initial in a sentence and how to cite it.
Initial definition: of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first. See examples of INITIAL used in a sentence.
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!
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Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective initial, which means happening at the beginning or first. See pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Initial can be an adjective, a noun or a verb. As an adjective, it means first or happening at the beginning. As a noun, it means the first letter of a name. As a verb, it means to write your initials on something.
