initial
To sign one's initial, as an abbreviated signatureTo sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
» Tom and Mary carved their initials into the tree.
Том и Мария вырезали свои инициалы на дереве.
Том та Мері вирізали на дереві свої ініціали.
Meaning
1 sensesTo sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
paraphrasieren, abzeichnen
парафи́роватьparafírovatʹ
- mark with one's initials
Examples
82 sentencesTom and Mary carved their initials into the tree.
Том та Мері вирізали на дереві свої ініціали. — deniko
ruТом и Мария вырезали свои инициалы на дереве. — Selena777
That was my initial question, too.
That was my initial concern, too.
deDas war auch meine erste Sorge. — Waldelfe
Your initial order is subject to a special discount of 5%.
ruК вашему первоначальному заказу добавляется скидка в 5%. — Hellerick
We're still in the initial stage.
deWir sind noch in der Anfangsphase. — Enkuryo
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle French initial or directly from its Latin etymon initiālis (“of the beginning,From Middle French initial or directly from its Latin etymon initiālis (“of the beginning, incipient, initial”), from initium (“a going in, entrance”), from inīre (“to go into, enter”), from in (“in”) + ire (“to go”).
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Forms
initials, initialing, initialed, initialed| Base form | initial · to initial |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | initials |
| Present participle | initialing |
| Past simple | initialed / initialled |
| Past participle | initialed / initialled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle