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adjective | noun | verb initialinitial1 /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL adjective [only before noun] ETYMOLOGYinitial1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin initialis, from initium beginning, from inire to go in ► the initial stage/phase/period the initial stages of the disease happening at the beginning of a plan, process, situation, etc. SYN first: Initial sales figures have been very good.the initial stage/phase/period the initial stages of the disease [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin initialis, from initium beginning, from inire to go in] adjective | noun | verb initialinitial2 ●●○ noun [countable] the first letter of someone’s or something’s name: Nancy’s initials are N.O.H. adjective | noun | verb initialinitial3 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEinitial |
Present | I, you, we, they | initial | | he, she, it | initials | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | initialled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have initialled | | he, she, it | has initialled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had initialled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will initial | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have initialled |
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Present | I | am initialling | | he, she, it | is initialling | | you, we, they | are initialling | Past | I, he, she, it | was initialling | | you, we, they | were initialling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been initialling | | he, she, it | has been initialling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been initialling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be initialling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been initialling |
to write your initials on a document to make it official or to show that you have seen it or agree with it: Initial any corrections you make to the form. |