Initial
Definition:
- 1. Existing or occurring at the beginning.
- 2. The first letter of a name or word, typically a person’s given name or a word forming part of a phrase.
- 3. Mark or sign (a document) with one’s initials in order to authorise or validate it.
Example:
- 1. « our initial impression was favourable »
- 2. « they carved their initials into the desktops »
- 3. « the man initialled the three warrants »
Synonyms:
- 1. beginning, opening, commencing, starting
- 2. initial letter, beginning letter
- 3. put one’s initials on, sign, countersign, autograph, endorse
