'Inchoative' definitions:

Definition of 'inchoative'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Beginning to develop; "inchoative stages"
noun
Aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb [syn: inchoative, inchoative aspect]

Definition of 'Inchoative'

From: 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]

Definition of 'inchoative'

From: 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]

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