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Webster 1913 Edition
Inceptive
In-cep′tive
,Adj.
Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning;
– as, an
; – called also inceptive
proposition; an inceptive
verb, which expresses the beginning of actioninchoative
. In-cep′tive-ly
, adv.
In-cep′tive
,Noun.
An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inceptive
INCEP'TIVE
,Adj.
Beginning; noting beginning; as an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action.
A point is inceptive of a line, and a line is inceptive of a surface.
Definition 2024
inceptive
inceptive
English
Adjective
inceptive (comparative more inceptive, superlative most inceptive)
- Beginning; of or relating to inception.
- (grammar) Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.
- Few languages have an inceptive aspect. In some that do, it is identical to the inchoative aspect. The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".
Related terms
Noun
inceptive (plural inceptives)
- (grammar) An inceptive construction.