inchoate
Recently started but not fully formed yetRecently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
» This definition is inchoate, and thus it must be interpreted.
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3 sensesRecently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
im Entstehen begriffen, beginnend, unausgegoren
начальныйnačalʹnyj, раннийrannij, неоконченныйneokončennyj
Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.
chaotisch
хаотичныйxaotičnyj
Of a crime, imposing criminal liability for an incompleted act.
- only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Examples
4 sentencesThis definition is inchoate, and thus it must be interpreted.
The definition is inchoate, and thus it must be interpreted.
An attempt to commit a crime is considered an inchoate offense that can itself be punished.
My life is a mess of numerous inchoate pursuits which I continuously delude myself into thinking I will complete.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb circa 1631; borrowed from Latin incohātuThe adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb circa 1631; borrowed from Latin incohātus (“begun, unfinished”), perfect passive participle of incohō (“to begin”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Cognate with Spanish incoar (“to initiate, commence, begin”).
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Forms
more inchoate, most inchoate| Comparative | more inchoate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most inchoate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- only partly in existence; imperfectly formed:incipient
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form