initial

in·i·tial  (-nshl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: took the initial step toward peace.

2. Designating the first letter or letters of a word.

n.

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.

tr.v. in·i·tialed also in·i·tialled, in·i·tial·ing also in·i·tial·ling, in·i·tials also in·i·tials

To mark or sign with initials, especially for purposes of authorization or approval.

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[Latin initilis, from initium, beginning; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·itial·ly adv.

in·itial·ness n.

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initial

Adjective

of or at the beginning

Noun

1. the first letter of a word, esp. a person's name

2. Printing a large letter set at the beginning of a chapter or work

Verb

[-tialling, -tialled] or US [-tialing, -tialed]

to sign with one's initials, esp. to indicate approval [Latin initium beginning]

initially adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	initial - the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name" alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
Verb	1.	initial - mark with one's initials sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
Adj.	1.	initial - occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation" first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

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initial

adjective opening, first, early, earliest, beginning, primary, maiden, inaugural, commencing, introductory, embryonic, incipient, inchoate, inceptive << OPPOSITE final

Translations

initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] adj → inicial (= first); primero

n → inicial f

vt → firmar con las iniciales;

initials npl → iniciales fpl (= abbreviation); siglas fpl

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initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] adj → initial(e)

n → initiale f

vt → parafer;

initials npl → initiales fpl;

(as signature) → parafe m

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initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] adj → anfänglich;

(stage) → Anfangs-

n → Initiale f, Anfangsbuchstabe m

vt (document) → abzeichnen;

initials npl → Initialen pl;

(as signature) → Namenszeichen nt

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initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] adj → iniziale

n → iniziale f

vt → siglare;

initials npl → iniziali fpl;

(as signature) → sigla

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initial

adj initial [iˈniʃəl]

of, or at, the beginning There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house. aanvangs إبْتِدائي، أوَّلي начален počáteční indledende; første anfänglich αρχικός inicial alg- آولیه alku- initial רִאשוֹנִי प्रारम्भिक početni, inicijalan kezdeti awal fyrstur, byrjunar- iniziale 最初の 초기의 pradinis sākotnējs; sākuma- awal begin- start-, begynnelses-, utgangs- początkowy inicial iniţial начальный počiatočný začeten početni inledande ชั้นต้น başlangıç, ilk, ön 最初的 початковий, первісний ابتدائی ban đầu 最初的

n

the letter that begins a word, especially a name The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown. voorletter الحَرْف الأوَّل инициал iniciála initial die Initiale αρχικό γράμμα inicial algustäht حرف اول اسم alkukirjain, nimikirjaimet initiale(s) אוֹת רִאשוֹנָה पहला अक्षर नाम या शब्द का početno slovo, inicijal kezdőbetű, iniciálé huruf awal upphafsstafur iniziale 頭文字 머리글자 inicialas iniciālis huruf pertama voorletter forbokstav inicjał inicial iniţială инициалы iniciálky, začiatočné písmeno (-á) začetnica inicijal initial อักษรแรกของชื่อ paraf, ismin baş harfleri 首字母，詞首大寫字母 початкова літера کسی کلمہ کا پہلا حرف chữ cái đầu 首字母，词首大写字母

v – past tense, past participle iˈnitialled –

to mark or sign with initials of one's name Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled. parafeer يُوَقِّع بالحُروف الأولى поставям инициалите си parafovat underskrive med initialer mit Initialen unterzeichen υπογράφω με τα αρχικά μου, μονογραφώ firmar con las iniciales nimetähtedega märkima حروف اول نام را نوشتن؛ پاراف کردن merkitä nimikirjaimensa parapher לַחֲתוֹם בְּרָאשֵי-תֵּיבוֹת עַל- नाम का पहला अक्षर लिखना obilježiti početnim slovima imena kézjeggyel ellát memaraf merkja upphafsstöfum siglare 頭文字で署名する 머리글자를 쓰다 pasirašyti inicialais parakstīt ar iniciāļiem; parafēt (līgumu) parap paraferen merke med ens initialer parafować rubricar a parafa ставить инициалы parafovať parafirati potpisati inicijalima märka (underteckna) med initialer ลงชื่อแรก parafe etmek 標注姓名的首字母於 парафувати بطور دستخت نام کے ابتدائی حروف لکھنا ký tắt 标注姓名的首字母于

adv iˈnitially

at the beginning; at first This project will cost a lot of money initially but will eventually make a profit. aanvanklik أوليّاً، في البدايَه първоначално zpočátku indledningsvist; først zuerst στην αρχή, αρχικά al principio, inicialmente esialgu در آغاز ensi alkuun, alussa au début בִּתחִילָה शुरू में u početku, prvotno kezdetben pada awalnya til að byrja með inizialmente 初めに 처음에(는) iš pradžių sākotnēji; sākumā pada awalnya aanvankelijk i begynnelsen, til å begynne med początkowo inicialmente iniţial; la început первоначально spočiatku na začetku u početku i början ในขั้นต้น başlangıçta, ilkin 最初 на початку شروع میں ban đầu 最初

v iˈnitiate [-ʃieit]

1 to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc) He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping. inisieer يَبْدأ започвам zahájit påbegynde; iværksætte; indføre ins Leben rufen ξεκινώ, εγκαινιάζω iniciar, poner en marcha algatama شروع کردن panna alulle instaurer לִיזוֹם आरम्भकरना započeti kezdeményez memulai koma af stað iniziare, avviare 始める 시작하다 pradėti, duoti pradžią ierosināt; ieviest; uzsākt memulakan beginnen starte opp, sette i gang zapoczątkować iniciar a lan­sa начинать začať; uviesť; otvoriť; spustiť vpeljati inicirati sätta i gång, initiera ผู้เริ่มต้น başla(t)mak 開始 започаткувати; почати آغاذ کرنا khởi xướng 开始

2 to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony. ingelyf يُدْخِل في جَمْعِيَّه въвеждам přijmout (do) optage; indvie einweihen μυώ, εισάγω admitir (ühingusse) pidulikult vastu võtma وارد کردن vihkiä jäseneksi initier לְהַכנִיס בְּסוֹד दीक्षा देना uvesti beavat vkit vmibe menerima dalam suatu kalangan innvígja iniziare 入会させる 입회시키다 priimti (į slaptą draugiją) ievest (sabiedrībā) menerima dalam sesuatu kalangan inwijden innvie, initiere, ta opp wtajemniczyć iniciar a iniţia вводить в общество prijať (do) vpeljati uvesti u inviga ริเริ่ม üyeliğe kabul etmek/sokmak 接納, 加入 приймати کسی رسمی کارروائی کے ذریعے اپنی برادری میں شامل کرنا kết nạp 正式介绍

n iˈnitiate [-ʃiət]

a person who has been initiated (into a society etc). ingelyfde شَخْص أدخِلَ في جَمْعِيَّه посветен zasvěcenec en optagen; en indviet der/die Eingeweihte μυημένος iniciado (ühingusse) pidulikult vastuvõetu عضو پذیرفته شده jäseneksi vihitty initié/-ée מִצטָרֵף दीक्षितव्यक्ति onaj koji je uveden beavatott (személy) anggota baru innvígður félagi iniziato 入会者 입회자 naujai priimtasis iesācējs; jaunuzņemtais anggota baru ingewijde innviet (medlem) wtajemniczony iniciado принятый zasvätenec novinec novouvedeni član invigd ผู้ที่เข้าเป็นสมาชิก yeni üye 新入會的人 особа, що прийнята у товариство, втаємничена کسی برادری وغیرہ میں شامل người được kết nạp 新入会的人

n iˌnitiˈation [-ʃiˈei-]

the act of initiating or process of being initiated. inlywing بَدْء، إدْخال посвещаване zasvěcení; přijetí begyndelse; iværksættelse; optagelse; indvielse die Einweihung μύηση iniciación initsiatsioon, (ühingusse) pidulik vastuvõtmine شروع jäseneksi vihkiminen initiation טֶקֶס הִצטָרפוּת सूत्रपात, दीक्षा pokretanje, uvođenje beavatás inisiasi vígsluathöfn iniziazione 開始 착수, 가입 priėmimas (į draugiją), iniciacija ievešana (sabiedrībā); ievadīšana; ieviešana memulakan inwijding innvielse, opptak(ing) inicjacja iniciação iniţiere введение в общество otvorenie; prijatie; zasvätenie uvajanje incijacija upptagande, initiation การริเริ่ม başla(t)ma 開始 посвячення شامل کرنے کی کارروائی sự khởi xướng 开始

n iˈnitiative [-ʃətiv]

1 a first step or move that leads the way He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative. inisiatief مُبادَرَه инициатива iniciativa initiativ die Initiative πρωτοβουλία iniciativa algatus پیشگامی aloite initiative יָזמָה पहल prvi korak kezdeményezés inisiatif frumkvæði iniziativa 主導権 발단, 솔선 iniciatyva iniciatīva; ierosme inisiatif initiatief tiltak, initiativ inicjatywa iniciativa iniţiativă инициатива iniciatíva pobuda inicijativa initiativ การเริ่มต้น girişim 創始，第一步 почин; ініціатива پہل sáng kiến 创始，第一步

2 the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative! inisiatief مُبادَرَه по своя инициатива iniciativa initiativ die Initiative ικανότητα για ανάληψη πρωτοβουλιών iniciativa algatus(võime) ابتکار؛ اقتدار aloitekyky initiative לִפעוֹל עַל דַעַת עַצמוֹ पहल, पहल-शक्ति poduzetnost kezdeményezés inisiatif frumkvæði iniziativa 決断 진취적 정신 iniciatyva iniciatīva; ierosme inisiatif initiatief foretaksomhet inicjatywa iniciativa iniţiativă инициатива iniciatíva pobuda inicijativa initiativ[] ความริเริ่ม insiyatif 主動性 ініціатива پہل کرنے کی صلاحیت thế chủ động 主动性