initial
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ verb C2- To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature. · Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
He/she/it initials · Past initialed · Past participle initialed · -ing form initialing
Verb forms
- Base form
- initial
- He/she/it
- initials
- Past
- initialed
- Past participle
- initialed
- -ing form
- initialing
From the library
"This is a different initial.
When she arrived at that letter the paralytic made her understand that she had spoken the initial letter of the thing he wanted.
Recognizing that frustration and boredom are temporary states allows you to gently push through the initial psychological resistance.
The sheer scale of the undertaking meant that progress was agonizingly slow, far exceeding the initial estimates for completion.
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