initial
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
・UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/
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n.NounFirst letter of your given name
I usually sign my initial at the end of my letters to friends
v.t.Transitive VerbTo authorize something by writing your initials
Please sign your name here and initial the other pages
adj.AdjectiveExisting or occurring at the beginning
The initial plan was to go on a road trip but then we decided to fly
v.t.Transitive VerbTo mark or sign with one's initials.
Please initial each page of the contract.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo start or set in motion.
The company will initial a new project next year.
n.NounThe beginning or commencement of something.
The initia of the project were fraught with challenges.
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How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
- When two Irish brothers, Patrick and John Collison, decided to set up an online payment company after dropping out of MIT and Harvard, they launched Stripe in San Francisco with initial financial support from the startup accelerator Y Combinator.
When two Irish brothers, Patrick and John Collison, decided to set up an online payment company after dropping out of MIT and Harvard, they launched Stripe in San Francisco with initial financial support from the startup accelerator Y Combinator.
- Francisco with initial financial support from the startup accelerator Y Combinator.
Francisco with initial financial support from the startup accelerator Y Combinator.
How to Survive a Building Explosion
- On impact, this initial wave causes the most damage to structures and your body.
On impact, this initial wave causes the most damage to structures and your body.
- On impact, this initial wave causes the most damage to structures and your body.
On impact, this initial wave causes the most damage to structures and your body.
Studying in Germany: What international students should know | Germany In A Nutshell
- International students receive a lot of support here for things like scholarships, counseling, initial steps and settling in.
International students receive a lot of support here for things like scholarships, counseling, initial steps and settling in.
- counseling, initial steps and settling in.
counseling, initial steps and settling in.
Adorable police puppy begins his training
- now all 17-weeks-old, during their initial training.
now all 17-weeks-old, during their initial training.
- now all 17-weeks-old, during their initial training.
now all 17-weeks-old, during their initial training.
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- What was your initial reaction to tonight's debate?
What was your initial reaction to tonight's debate?
- What was your initial reaction to tonight's debate?
What was your initial reaction to tonight's debate?
What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
- the initial conditions, including you and me and our actions, thoughts and feelings.
the initial conditions, including you and me and our actions, thoughts and feelings.
- the initial conditions, including you and me and our actions, thoughts and feelings.
the initial conditions, including you and me and our actions, thoughts and feelings.
Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- And despite that, what we've said is, yes, we had to take some initial emergency measures
And despite that, what we've said is, yes, we had to take some initial emergency measures
- And despite that, what we've said is, yes, we had to take some initial emergency measures to make sure we didn't slip into a Great Depression.
And despite that, what we've said is, yes, we had to take some initial emergency measures to make sure we didn't slip into a Great Depression.
Is Having No Friends REALLY That Bad?
- They found that no matter what age, biological sex, initial health status, or cause of death,
They found that no matter what age, biological sex, initial health status, or cause of death,
- They found that no matter what age, biological sex, initial health status, or cause of death, people with stronger relationships had a 50% increased likelihood of survival than those with weaker social relationships.
They found that no matter what age, biological sex, initial health status, or cause of death, people with stronger relationships had a 50% increased likelihood of survival than those with weaker social relationships.
Crocs: How the Polarizing Footwear Brand Became a Fashion Statement | The Economics Of | WSJ
- Part of the reason for its initial success was that the shoe was easy to get.
Part of the reason for its initial success was that the shoe was easy to get.
- Though the initial craze had simmered, the brand still managed to hang on to a relatively large customer base over the next few years thanks to its global presence.
Though the initial craze had simmered, the brand still managed to hang on to a relatively large customer base over the next few years thanks to its global presence.
Why Your Business Needs A Referral Program
- rate they'll stick around longer they also have higher initial cost structures so initially
rate they'll stick around longer they also have higher initial cost structures so initially