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inchoative

adj
/ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/UK/ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō (“to begin”). Compare French inchoatif.

  1. borrowed from inchoātīvus

Definitions

  1. Initial

    Initial; as yet unformed; inchoate.

    • [T]he day-Star […] ſhall be riſen in our hearts; vvhereof theſe acts of our intellect ſeem to be ſome inchoative or imperfect rays, […]
    • Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771,—while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; …

  2. Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being…

    Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.

    • The inchoative (inceptive) aspect of a verb expresses the beginning of an action. Example: He is beginning to crawl.

  3. In Catalan, being a member of a class of third-conjugation verbs (e.g. servir) in which a…

    In Catalan, being a member of a class of third-conjugation verbs (e.g. servir) in which a syllable -eix- (or otherwise depending on dialect), derived from the Latin inchoative but now without meaning, is inserted into certain conjugations (e.g. serveixo).

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An inchoative construction.

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Derived

inchoatively, inchoativeness, uninchoative

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