B2 noun محايد

initial

/ɪˈnɪʃl/

An initial is the first letter of a person's name, or the first letter of any word. In professional and legal contexts, initials are often written as a shorthand signature to verify or approve specific parts of a document.

أمثلة

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1

I found a handkerchief in the park with the initial 'M' embroidered on it.

I found a handkerchief in the park with the initial 'M' embroidered on it.

2

Please place your initial at the bottom of each page to confirm you have read the terms.

Please place your initial at the bottom of each page to confirm you have read the terms.

3

Is it okay if I just write my initial instead of my full name?

Is it okay if I just write my initial instead of my full name?

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
initial
Verb
initial
ظرف
initially
صفة
initial
مرتبط
initialization
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نصيحة للحفظ

Look at the word 'Initial'—it starts with 'I', which is its own initial letter!

اختبار سريع

The clerk asked me to put my ______ next to the correction on the form.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: initial

أمثلة

1

I found a handkerchief in the park with the initial 'M' embroidered on it.

everyday

I found a handkerchief in the park with the initial 'M' embroidered on it.

2

Please place your initial at the bottom of each page to confirm you have read the terms.

formal

Please place your initial at the bottom of each page to confirm you have read the terms.

3

Is it okay if I just write my initial instead of my full name?

informal

Is it okay if I just write my initial instead of my full name?

4

The bibliography must include the author's last name followed by their first initial.

academic

The bibliography must include the author's last name followed by their first initial.

5

The manager asked for my initial on the revised budget proposal.

business

The manager asked for my initial on the revised budget proposal.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
initial
Verb
initial
ظرف
initially
صفة
initial
مرتبط
initialization

تلازمات شائعة

middle initial middle initial
sign with initials sign with initials
embroidered initials embroidered initials
first initial first initial
carved initials carved initials

العبارات الشائعة

middle initial

the first letter of a person's middle name

initial here

a request to mark a document for validation

set of initials

all the first letters of someone's name

يُخلط عادةً مع

initial vs initiate

An initial is a noun referring to a letter, while initiate is a verb meaning to start something.

initial vs initial (adjective)

The noun refers to a letter; the adjective refers to something occurring at the beginning.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

When used as a noun, 'initial' usually refers to the letters of a name. It is common to use the plural 'initials' when referring to the combination of the first, middle, and last letters.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often forget that 'initial' can be a noun; they frequently use it only as an adjective meaning 'first'. Also, remember that 'initial' is a countable noun.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Look at the word 'Initial'—it starts with 'I', which is its own initial letter!

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أصل الكلمة

From the Latin 'initialis', derived from 'initium' meaning 'beginning'.

أنماط نحوية

countable noun plural: initials often follows possessive adjectives (e.g., 'his initial')
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السياق الثقافي

In American legal and academic culture, the 'middle initial' is highly significant for distinguishing between individuals with common names.

اختبار سريع

The clerk asked me to put my ______ next to the correction on the form.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: initial

كلمات ذات صلة

overcredant

C1

To accord excessive belief or trust to a statement, theory, or individual without sufficient verification. It describes the act of being overly ready to accept something as true, often disregarding critical analysis or conflicting evidence.

overmercery

C1

Relating to an excessive or obsessive focus on trade, commerce, and the buying or selling of goods. It describes a mindset where mercantile interests and the pursuit of commercial profit override social, ethical, or aesthetic considerations.

multihabacy

C1

To maintain a presence or existence across multiple habitats, environments, or distinct social spheres simultaneously. It describes the active process of adapting to and functioning within diverse physical or conceptual spaces.

foretheist

C1

To prefigure or establish a theological framework or belief in a deity before a main religious system becomes dominant. It is often used in academic contexts to describe the historical anticipation of a specific religious shift.

hyperultimness

C1

To reach or push a process, system, or state to its absolute final and most extreme limit of completion or perfection. It involves the deliberate act of maximizing every possible variable to achieve a definitive, ultimate result.

adnegation

C1

Adnegation is a formal term referring to the act of denial or refusal. It is most commonly used in legal, philosophical, or highly formal contexts to describe the rejection of a claim, request, or proposition.

synannous

C1

A botanical term used as a noun to refer to a plant species or specimen in which the leaves and flowers appear at the same time. It describes a specific phenological state where the vegetative and reproductive stages of a plant's annual cycle overlap perfectly.

unsumcide

C1

To intentionally dismantle a summary or total conclusion, often by breaking a consolidated result back down into its original disparate parts. It is typically used in analytical contexts to describe the invalidation or reversal of an aggregated data set.

innascible

C1

Describing something that cannot be born or has no beginning or origin. It is a highly specialized term used primarily in theology and philosophy to refer to uncreated or eternal beings.

nonanthropancy

C1

The state or quality of being non-human or the absence of human involvement, characteristics, and perspectives. It refers to entities, systems, or environments that exist or operate independently of human influence or anthropocentric values.

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