Before you can use them, you first need to initialize the variables.
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Initialize
//ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "initialize" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (2)
Verb(2 words)
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8 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
9 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- инициализирам verb (to assign initial values to something)
- инициализирам verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- форматирам verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
Catalan
4 entries- inicialitzar verb (to assign initial values to something)
- inicialitzar verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- inicialitzar verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
- inicialitzar verb (to prepare any hardware for use)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 初始化 verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Czech
2 entries- inicializovat verb (to assign initial values to something)
- inicializovat verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Danish
1 entries- initialisere verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
Dutch
1 entries- initialiseren verb (to assign initial values to something)
Finnish
4 entries- alustaa verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- alustaa verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
- alustaa verb (to prepare any hardware for use)
- asettaa alkuarvo verb (to assign initial values to something)
French
2 entries- initialiser verb (to assign initial values to something)
- initialiser verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
German
4 entries- initialisieren verb (to assign initial values to something)
- initialisieren verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- initialisieren verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
- initialisieren verb (to prepare any hardware for use)
Greek
3 entries- αρχικοποιώ verb (to assign initial values to something)
- αρχικοποιώ verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- αρχικοποιώ verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
Hebrew
1 entries- אִתְחֵל verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Hungarian
2 entries- inicializál verb (to assign initial values to something)
- inicializál verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Icelandic
2 entries- frumgilda verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- frumstilla verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Japanese
1 entries- 初期化する verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Māori
3 entries- arawhiti verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- arawhiti verb (to prepare any hardware for use)
- whakaarawhiti verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Norwegian
1 entries- initialisere verb (to assign initial values to something)
Polish
2 entries- inicjalizować verb (to assign initial values to something)
- inicjalizować verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Portuguese
2 entries- inicializar verb (to assign initial values to something)
- inicializar verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Romanian
3 entries- a inițializa verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- formata verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
- inițializa verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
Russian
4 entries- инициализи́ровать verb (to assign initial values to something)
- инициализи́ровать verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- инициализи́ровать verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
- настра́ивать verb (to prepare any hardware for use)
Spanish
1 entries- inicializar verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
Turkish
1 entries- ilklendirmek verb (to assign initial values to something)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ініціалізува́ти verb (to assign initial values to something)
- ініціалізува́ти verb (to assign an initial value to a variable)
- ініціалізува́ти verb (to format a storage medium prior to use)
Welsh
1 entries- ymgychwyn verb (to assign initial values to something)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Don't worry, the game takes a while to initialize when you run it for the first time.
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She likes to undertake a fresh challenge, to “initialize my life every seven, eight years,” Kuno said.
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