Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony.

    einführen

    торже́ственно вводи́ть в до́лжностьtoržéstvenno vvodítʹ v dólžnostʹ

  2. (transitive)To dedicate (a building, monument, etc.) for public use by a formal ceremony.

  3. (transitive)To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely), to begin or commence (something); to start.

    открыва́тьotkryvátʹ, откры́тьotkrýtʹ

  4. (archaic, rare, transitive)To cause (something) to be auspicious or good-omened; also, to declare or make (something) holy; to consecrate, to sanctify.

    vereidigen

More definitions
  • be a precursor of
  • commence officially
  • open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The new community center was inaugurated yesterday with pomp and circumstance.

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  2. A local politician was called in to inaugurate the new restaurant down the street.

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  3. He was inaugurated as President.

    Він урочисто вступив на посаду президента.

    ruОн был торжественно введён в должность президента.

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  4. The new Scottish Parliament is inaugurated.

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  5. Mr Kennedy was inaugurated as the President of the United States.

    deMister Kennedy wurde in das Amt des Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten eingeführt.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony:
to initiate or usher in (something) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony:
to dedicate (something) for public access or use with a formal ceremony:

Forms

inaugurates, inaugurating, inaugurated, inaugurated
Base forminaugurate · to inaugurate
3rd person singularinaugurates
Present participleinaugurating
Past simpleinaugurated
Past participleinaugurated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinaugurate
he, she, itinaugurates

Past simpleLesson

all personsinaugurated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave inaugurated
he, she, ithas inaugurated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill inaugurate

Synonyms

19 synonyms

Antonyms

10 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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