inchoative

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/
• (America) IPA: /ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/

Adjective

inchoative (not comparable)

1. At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
   • W. Montagu

     Some inchoative or imperfect rays.

   • 1858, Thomas Carlyle, History Of Friedrich II Of Prussia

     Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771,—while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; …

2. (grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
3. (grammar) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.

Related terms

• inchoate

Noun

inchoative (plural inchoatives)

1. (grammar) An inchoative construction.

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