Definition of Inceptive
Inceptive
in·cep·tive
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
relating to the beginning (inception) of something, marking the initial phase of something;
e.g. The project is still in an inceptive stage, but they are making good progress.
(adjective)
expressing or describing the start of an action being engaged in or the beginning of an occurrence or condition, describing a verb;
e.g. Some languages have inceptive verb forms that allow their speakers to distinguish between, for example, starting to feel cold and continuing to feel cold.
(noun)
a verb form that expressed or describes the start of an action being engaged in or the beginning of an occurrence or condition;
e.g. It would be useful to have an inceptive in English if you wanted to talk specifically about when you started to get sick.
Similar Words
Opposite Words
Related Words
Comments
