Inchoative

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inchoative
       adj : beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" [syn: {formative}]