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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

initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] adj → initial(e)

n → initiale f

vt → parafer;

initials npl → initiales fpl;

(as signature) → parafe m

initial [ɪˈnɪʃl] adj → anfänglich;

(stage) → Anfangs-

n → Initiale f, Anfangsbuchstabe m

vt (document) → abzeichnen;

initials npl → Initialen pl;

(as signature) → Namenszeichen nt

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.aanvangsإبْتِدائي، أوَّليначаленpočátečníindledende; førsteanfänglichαρχικόςinicialalg-آولیهalku-initialרִאשוֹנִיप्रारम्भिकpočetni, inicijalankezdetiawalfyrstur, byrjunar-iniziale最初の초기의pradinissākotnējs; sākuma-awalbegin-start-, begynnelses-, utgangs-początkowyinicialiniţialначальныйpočiatočnýzačetenpočetniinledandeชั้นต้นbaşlangıç, ilk, ön最初的початковий, первіснийابتدائیban 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.voorletterالحَرْف الأوَّلинициалiniciálainitialdie Initialeαρχικό γράμμαinicialalgustähtحرف اول اسمalkukirjain, nimikirjaimetinitiale(s)אוֹת רִאשוֹנָהपहला अक्षर नाम या शब्द काpočetno slovo, inicijalkezdőbetű, iniciáléhuruf awalupphafsstafuriniziale頭文字머리글자inicialasiniciālishuruf pertamavoorletterforbokstavinicjałinicialiniţialăинициалыiniciálky, začiatočné písmeno (-á)začetnicainicijalinitialอักษรแรกของชื่อparaf, ismin baş harfleri首字母，詞首大寫字母початкова літераکسی کلمہ کا پہلا حرفchữ 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.parafeerيُوَقِّع بالحُروف الأولىпоставям инициалите сиparafovatunderskrive med initialermit Initialen unterzeichenυπογράφω με τα αρχικά μου, μονογραφώfirmar con las inicialesnimetähtedega märkimaحروف اول نام را نوشتن؛ پاراف کردنmerkitä nimikirjaimensaparapherלַחֲתוֹם בְּרָאשֵי-תֵּיבוֹת עַל-नाम का पहला अक्षर लिखनाobilježiti početnim slovima imenakézjeggyel ellátmemarafmerkja upphafsstöfumsiglare頭文字で署名する머리글자를 쓰다pasirašyti inicialaisparakstīt ar iniciāļiem; parafēt (līgumu)parapparaferenmerke med ens initialerparafowaćrubricara parafaставить инициалыparafovaťparafiratipotpisati inicijalimamärka (underteckna) med initialerลงชื่อแรกparafe etmek標注姓名的首字母於парафуватиبطور دستخت نام کے ابتدائی حروف لکھناký 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.aanvanklikأوليّاً، في البدايَهпървоначалноzpočátkuindledningsvist; førstzuerstστην αρχή, αρχικάal principio, inicialmenteesialguدر آغازensi alkuun, alussaau débutבִּתחִילָהशुरू मेंu početku, prvotnokezdetbenpada awalnyatil að byrja meðinizialmente初めに처음에(는)iš pradžiųsākotnēji; sākumāpada awalnyaaanvankelijki begynnelsen, til å begynne medpoczątkowoinicialmenteiniţial; la începutпервоначальноspočiatkuna začetkuu početkui börjanในขั้นต้นbaşlangıçta, ilkin最初на початкуشروع میںban 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.inisieerيَبْدأзапочвамzahájitpåbegynde; iværksætte; indføreins Leben rufenξεκινώ, εγκαινιάζωiniciar, poner en marchaalgatamaشروع کردنpanna alulleinstaurerלִיזוֹםआरम्भकरनाzapočetikezdeményezmemulaikoma af staðiniziare, avviare始める시작하다pradėti, duoti pradžiąierosināt; ieviest; uzsāktmemulakanbeginnenstarte opp, sette i gangzapoczątkowaćiniciara lan­saначинатьzačať; uviesť; otvoriť; spustiťvpeljatiiniciratisätta i gång, initieraผู้เริ่มต้นbaşla(t)mak開始започаткувати; початиآغاذ کرناkhởi 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.ingelyfيُدْخِل في جَمْعِيَّهвъвеждамpřijmout (do)optage; indvieeinweihenμυώ, εισάγωadmitir(ühingusse) pidulikult vastu võtmaوارد کردنvihkiä jäseneksiinitierלְהַכנִיס בְּסוֹדदीक्षा देनाuvestibeavat vkit vmibemenerima dalam suatu kalanganinnvígjainiziare入会させる입회시키다priimti (į slaptą draugiją)ievest (sabiedrībā)menerima dalam sesuatu kalanganinwijdeninnvie, initiere, ta oppwtajemniczyćiniciara iniţiaвводить в обществоprijať (do)vpeljatiuvesti uinvigaริเริ่มüyeliğe kabul etmek/sokmak接納, 加入прийматиکسی رسمی کارروائی کے ذریعے اپنی برادری میں شامل کرناkết nạp正式介绍

n iˈnitiate [-ʃiət]

a person who has been initiated (into a society etc). ingelyfdeشَخْص أدخِلَ في جَمْعِيَّهпосветенzasvěcenecen optagen; en indvietder/die Eingeweihteμυημένοςiniciado(ühingusse) pidulikult vastuvõetuعضو پذیرفته شدهjäseneksi vihittyinitié/-éeמִצטָרֵףदीक्षितव्यक्तिonaj koji je uvedenbeavatott (személy)anggota baruinnvígður félagiiniziato入会者입회자naujai priimtasisiesācējs; jaunuzņemtaisanggota baruingewijdeinnviet (medlem)wtajemniczonyiniciadoпринятыйzasvätenecnovinecnovouvedeni članinvigdผู้ที่เข้าเป็นสมาชิกyeni üye新入會的人особа, що прийнята у товариство, втаємниченаکسی برادری وغیرہ میں شاملngười được kết nạp新入会的人

n iˌnitiˈation [-ʃiˈei-]

the act of initiating or process of being initiated. inlywingبَدْء، إدْخالпосвещаванеzasvěcení; přijetíbegyndelse; iværksættelse; optagelse; indvielsedie Einweihungμύησηiniciacióninitsiatsioon, (ühingusse) pidulik vastuvõtmineشروعjäseneksi vihkimineninitiationטֶקֶס הִצטָרפוּתसूत्रपात, दीक्षाpokretanje, uvođenjebeavatásinisiasivígsluathöfniniziazione開始착수, 가입priėmimas (į draugiją), iniciacijaievešana (sabiedrībā); ievadīšana; ieviešanamemulakaninwijdinginnvielse, opptak(ing)inicjacjainiciaçãoiniţiereвведение в обществоotvorenie; prijatie; zasvätenieuvajanjeincijacijaupptagande, initiationการริเริ่มbaşla(t)ma開始посвяченняشامل کرنے کی کارروائیsự 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.inisiatiefمُبادَرَهинициативаiniciativainitiativdie Initiativeπρωτοβουλίαiniciativaalgatusپیشگامیaloiteinitiativeיָזמָהपहलprvi korakkezdeményezésinisiatiffrumkvæðiiniziativa主導権발단, 솔선iniciatyvainiciatīva; ierosmeinisiatifinitiatieftiltak, initiativinicjatywainiciativainiţiativăинициативаiniciatívapobudainicijativainitiativการเริ่มต้นgirişim創始，第一步почин; ініціативаپہلsáng 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!inisiatiefمُبادَرَهпо своя инициативаiniciativainitiativdie Initiativeικανότητα για ανάληψη πρωτοβουλιώνiniciativaalgatus(võime)ابتکار؛ اقتدارaloitekykyinitiativeלִפעוֹל עַל דַעַת עַצמוֹपहल, पहल-शक्तिpoduzetnostkezdeményezésinisiatiffrumkvæðiiniziativa決断진취적 정신iniciatyvainiciatīva; ierosmeinisiatifinitiatiefforetaksomhetinicjatywainiciativainiţiativăинициативаiniciatívapobudainicijativainitiativ[]ความริเริ่มinsiyatif主動性ініціативаپہل کرنے کی صلاحیتthế chủ động主动性