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Meaning of inceptive

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

inceptive

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/

noun

Definitions

  1. (grammar) An inceptive construction.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Beginning; of or relating to inception.

  2. (grammar) Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inceptive

Related words

inceptualincipientinitiatoryinitiativeinchoativeprincipiantinchoactiveinitial