initial

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/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

noun 3adj 2verb 1

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(noun.)

VERB + INITIAL

have

My passport has my initials embroidered on the leather cover.

be/become known by

My grandfather was known by his initials throughout his entire career.

use

bear, carry

The old wooden chest carried the initials of its original owner carved into the lid.

carve, embroider, engrave (sth with), mark sth with, monogram sth with, put, sign, stamp (sth with), write

She stamped her initials on every document before filing it away.

INITIAL + VERB

stand for sth

PREP

~ for

My teacher uses J.K. for Joanna Kumar until we all know who she is.

Definitions

adj

Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.

Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.

The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.

Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.

noun

The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

The point of interest about this particular specimen was that it must have remained intact for at least a quarter of a century, as it had embossed in the frosted glass the initials of the old Great North of Scotland Railway in the form of a scroll, the sort of relic of pre-grouping days that can still be found here and there if one is observant.

A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.

onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

verb

To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.

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Idioms & Phrases

when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp

It is easy to lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially related to the original goal.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp.

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Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.

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The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.

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Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet

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Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.

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The initial symptoms of the disease are fever and sore throat.

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