| 单词 | inceptive |
| 释义 | inceptive[ in-sep-tiv ] / ɪnˈsɛp tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inceptive ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivebeginning; initial. Grammar. (of a derived verb, or of an aspect in verb inflection) expressing the beginning of the action indicated by the underlying verb, as Latin verbs in -scō, which generally have inceptive force, as calēscō “become or begin to be hot” from caleō “be hot.” noun Grammar.the inceptive aspect. a verb in this aspect. Origin of inceptiveFrom the Late Latin word inceptīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See incept, -ive SYNONYMS FOR inceptive1 inchoative, embryonic, nascent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inceptive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM inceptivein·cep·tive·ly, adverbun·in·cep·tive, adjectiveun·in·cep·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby inceptiveincentive travel, incentivize, incept, inception, inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude, incessant, incessantly, incest, incestuous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inceptiveBritish Dictionary definitions for inceptiveinceptive / (ɪnˈsɛptɪv) / adjectivebeginning; incipient; initial Also called: inchoative grammar denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the beginning of an action noungrammar
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