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inceptive

/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ US

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Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

adjective more inceptive · most inceptive

Beginning; of or relating to inception.
Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning. The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".

noun inceptives

An inceptive construction.

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@misc{inceptive_2026,
  title = {inceptive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inceptive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}