[T]he day-Star […] ſhall be riſen in our hearts; vvhereof theſe acts of our intellect ſeem to be ſome inchoative or imperfect rays, […]
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Inchoative
//ɪnˈkoʊətɪv//
Synonyms for "inchoative" (41 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (20)
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15 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- inchoatief adj (as yet unformed)
- inchoatief adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Finnish
3 entries- alku adj (as yet unformed)
- aloitteleva adj (as yet unformed)
- inkoatiivinen adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
German
1 entries- inchoativ adj (as yet unformed)
Greek
2 entries- αρκτικός adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
- εναρκτικός adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Hungarian
1 entries- inchoatív adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Japanese
1 entries- 起動相 adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Latin
1 entries- inchoativus adj (as yet unformed)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- inkoativ adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Portuguese
1 entries- incoativo adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Spanish
2 entries- incoativo adj (as yet unformed)
- incoativo adj (grammar: aspectually indicating that an action is to begin)
Sample sentences
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Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771,—while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; …
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The inchoative (inceptive) aspect of a verb expresses the beginning of an action. Example: He is beginning to crawl.
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