initial
/ɪˈnɪʃl/adjective
उच्चारण इनिशल
प्रारंभिक, आरंभिक, शुरुआती
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[only before noun]
happening at the beginning; first
प्रारंभिक, आरंभिक, शुरुआती
- my initial reaction
- the initial stages of the disease
- The initial plan changed after the first meeting.
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- Initial results show that the medicine works.
- My initial impression of the town was good.
Synonyms first beginning opening introductory early
Opposite final last closing concluding
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the first letter of a person's first name or surname
(नाम का) प्रथमाक्षर
- Write your name and initials on the answer sheet.
- Her initials were stitched on the corner of the handkerchief.
- Her initials were printed on the bag.
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- Sign with your full name, not just your initials.
- The initial of his surname is S.
Synonyms first letter monogram
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[T] ~ sth
to mark or sign something with your initials
(संक्षिप्त) हस्ताक्षर करना
- Please initial each page of the form.
- Initial the corrections you make on the form.
- Please initial the form at the bottom.
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- The manager initialled each invoice before payment.
- He initialled the note to show he had read it.
Synonyms sign endorse countersign
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
initial + noun (adjective, before a noun)
Use 'initial' only before a noun to mean at the beginning. It cannot come after 'be' in this sense.
'Initial' का अर्थ शुरुआत का है और यह प्रायः noun से पहले आता है, 'be' के बाद नहीं।
- The initial reaction was one of surprise.
- The initial cost of the scheme was high.
initial (noun, usually plural)
The initials are the first letters of a person's names. Indian students write them before the surname, as in 'R. K. Sharma'.
Initials किसी व्यक्ति के नामों के प्रथम अक्षर होते हैं, जैसे R. K. Sharma; यह प्रायः बहुवचन में आता है।
- Please write your initials in the box.
- Her initials are R. S.
initial (verb) = sign with initials
As a verb, it means to mark or approve a document with your initials. The forms in British English double the l: initialled, initialling.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ अपने नाम के प्रथम अक्षर से हस्ताक्षर करना है; British English में initialled, initialling लिखते हैं।
- The manager initialled every page of the agreement.
initially (adverb) / at the initial stage
'Initially' means at first and usually contrasts with a later change. 'At the initial stage' describes the early part of a process.
'Initially' का अर्थ शुरू में है और प्रायः बाद के बदलाव से तुलना होती है।
- Initially, Radhika found the course hard, but she soon improved.
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initial + noun
stageresponseinvestmentpaymentreactionstep
- The initial response to the new app was very positive.
verb + initials
writesignputuseadd
- Please sign or put your initials at the bottom of each page.
preposition phrase
in the initial stagesat the initial stageunder the initial plan
- In the initial stages of the project, only five people worked on it.
initial + other uses
initial capitalinitial letterinitial symptominitial doubt
- He started the shop with an initial capital of fifty thousand rupees.
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- My initial plan was to take the morning train.
मेरी शुरुआती योजना सुबह की ट्रेन लेने की थी।
- The initial symptoms of dengue are fever and body ache.
डेंगू के आरंभिक लक्षण बुखार और बदन दर्द हैं।
- She received a small initial payment, with the rest to follow.
उसे शुरू में थोड़ी रकम मिली, बाकी बाद में मिलनी थी।
- Write your initials, not your full name, in this column.
इस कॉलम में अपना पूरा नाम नहीं, केवल नामों के प्रथम अक्षर लिखिए।
- The initial excitement faded after the first week of the course.
कोर्स के पहले सप्ताह के बाद आरंभिक उत्साह ठंडा पड़ गया।
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✗ The shop was initial closed on Sundays.
✓ The shop was initially closed on Sundays.
An adverb is needed to modify the adjective 'closed'.
Adjective 'closed' को विशेषित करने के लिए adverb 'initially' चाहिए।
✗ He signed with his initial.
✓ He signed with his initials.
Initials are the first letters of more than one name, so the plural form is used.
Initials एक से अधिक नामों के प्रथम अक्षर होते हैं, इसलिए बहुवचन रूप आता है।
✗ The manager initialed the file.
✓ The manager initialled the file.
British English doubles the final l in the past form: initialled.
British English में past form में अंतिम 'l' दोहराया जाता है: initialled।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
first beginning opening introductory early first letter monogram sign endorse countersign
Antonyms
final last closing concluding
AaSpelling
in·i·tial
With -tial (not 'inicial' or 'innitial'); British initialled and initialling double the l; the adverb initially (at first).
अंत में -tial ('inicial' या 'innitial' गलत है); British initialled और initialling में l दोहराया जाता है; adverb initially (पहले)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A word formed from the first letters of other words is an acronym (NATO) or an initialism (BJP, SSC).
दूसरे शब्दों के पहले अक्षरों से बना शब्द acronym (NATO) या initialism (BJP, SSC)।