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i‧ni‧tial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ adjective [only before noun]
initial noun [countable]
initial verb (past tense and past participle initialled, present participle initialling, initialed, initialing)
اولیه
حرف اول نام یا نام خانوادگی، ابتدایی، اول، اصلی، آغازی، ابتدایی، بدوی، واقع در آغاز، اولین قسمت، در آغاز قرار دادن، نخستین حرف نام یا نام خانوادگی را نوشتن، پاراف کردن، آغاز کردن، مهندسی: نخستین، کامپیوتر: حرف اول کلمه، معماری: ابتدایی، روانشناسی: اولیه، علوم هوایی: اولیه، نظامی: پاراف اصلی
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Synonyms & Related Wordsinitial[adjective]Synonyms: first, beginning, incipient, introductory, opening, primary
Antonyms: final
Contrasted words: closing, concluding, conclusive, terminal, terminative, last, ultimate
Related Words: basic,
elementary,
first,
fundamental,
embryonic,
germinal,
early,
infant,
antecedent,
earliest,
introductory,
primary [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. i‧ni‧tial1 S3 W2 AC /ɪˈnɪʃ
əl/
adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: initialis, from initium 'beginning', from inire 'to go in', from ire 'to go']
happening at the beginning
Synonym : first:
an initial investment of £5000initial stage/phase/period the initial stages of the disease The initial response has been encouraging. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. initial2 noun [countable]1. the first letter of someone’s first name:
‘Can I have your initial, Mr Davies?’ ‘It’s G, Mr G Davies.’2. initials [plural] the first letters of all your names in order:
His initials are DPH: they stand for David Perry Hallworth. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
III. initial3 verb (
past tense and past participle initialled,
present participle initialling British English,
initialed,
initialing American English)
[transitive] to write your initials on a document to make it official or to show that you agree with something ⇒
sign:
The two countries have initialled a new defence co-operation agreement. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsinitial noun VERB + INITIAL have The two authors have the same initials.
be/become known by She's always been known by her initials.
use | bear, carry A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.
carve, embroider, engrave (sth with), mark sth with, monogram sth with, put, sign, stamp (sth with), write He carved his girlfriend's initials in the rock. Now that she was managing director she could put the initials MD after her name. INITIAL + VERB stand for sth PREP. ~ for When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲