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adjective
Date: circa 1631
1. initial, formative <the inchoative stages> 2. denoting the beginning of an action, state, or occurrence — used of verbs • inchoative noun • inchoatively adverb
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Inchoative — aspect (also called inceptive aspect) is a verbal category, referring to an action soon to take place. It can be found in conservative Indo European languages such as Latin and Lithuanian, and also in Balto Finnic languages. In other languages,… … Wikipedia
Inchoative — In*cho a*tive (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. Some inchoative or imperfect rays. W. Montagu. n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inchoative — [in kō′ə tiv] adj. [LL incohativus] 1. Rare INCHOATE (sense 1) 2. Gram. expressing the beginning of an action; inceptive, as, in English, through the use of the auxiliary get (Ex.: “we got going early”) n. an inchoative verb or phrase … English World dictionary
Inchoatīve — (v. lat.), 1) Einleitung, Beginnen; 2) so v.w. Initiative … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
inchoative — index fundamental, incipient, original (initial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inchoative — adjective /ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv,ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/ a) At the beginning, still in an unformed state. Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771, while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; … b) Aspectually indicating that … Wiktionary
inchoative — ● inchoatif, inchoative adjectif (bas latin inchoativus, du latin classique inchoare, commencer) inchoatif nom masculin (bas latin inchoativus, du latin classique inchoare, commencer) Se dit d une forme verbale qui indique que l action est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inchoative — I noun aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb • Syn: ↑inchoative aspect • Hypernyms: ↑aspect II adjective beginning to develop inchoative stages … Useful english dictionary
inchoative — Inceptive In*cep tive, a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; called also {inchoative}. {In*cep tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inchoative — [ɪn kəʊətɪv] adjective Grammar denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. Compare with ergative. noun an inchoative verb … English new terms dictionary
