adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An inceptive construction.

Adjective

1. 1
   Beginning; of or relating to inception.
2. 2
   Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

   "The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]"."

Adjective

1. 1
   in an initial stage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

inchoativeabecedarianaboriginalantenatalautochthonousbeginning

Example

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"The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]"."

Etymology

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“I begin”).

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