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inceptive
in·cep·tive I0080000 (ĭn-sĕp′tĭv)adj.1. Incipient; beginning.2. Grammar Inchoative.n. Grammar An inchoative verb.inceptive (ɪnˈsɛptɪv) adj1. beginning; incipient; initial2. (Grammar) grammar Also called: inchoative denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the beginning of an actionn (Grammar) grammar a. the inceptive aspect of verbsb. a verb in this aspect inˈceptively advin•cep•tive (ɪnˈsɛp tɪv)
adj. 1. beginning; initial. 2. (of a verb form or aspect) expressing the beginning of the action indicated by the underlying verb, as Latin calēscō “become or begin to be hot” from caleō “be hot.” n. 3. the inceptive aspect. 4. a verb in this aspect. [1605–15; < Late Latin inceptīvus. See incept, -ive] in•cep′tive•ly, adv. ThesaurusinceptiveadjectiveOf, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:beginning, incipient, initial, initiatory, introductory, leadoff.Translationsinceptive
Related to inceptive: aspectual, inchoativesSynonyms for inceptiveadj of, relating to, or occurring at the start of somethingSynonyms- beginning
- incipient
- initial
- initiatory
- introductory
- leadoff
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