initial

i-ni-tial · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Occurring at the beginning; first.

  2. 2.

    The first letter of a name.

  3. 3.

    To mark or sign with one's initials.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    initial public offering (IPO) — The first sale of stock by a company to the public.
  • •
    initial reaction — The first response to something.

Related words

Antonyms: concluding, final, last
See also: beginning, first, initiate
Synonyms: first, opening, original

Etymology

From Latin initialis ("of the beginning"), from initium ("beginning"), from inire ("to go in, begin"), from in- ("in") + ire ("to go").