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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb;
[syn: inchoative, inchoative aspect]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. beginning to develop;
- Example: "inchoative stages"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inchoative adj 1: beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" n 1: aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb [syn: inchoative, inchoative aspect]