initial

[ɪˈnɪʃl]

Definition:
1. The first letter of a word (especially a person's name).
2. Mark with one's initials.
3. Occurring at the beginning.

Use 'initial' in a sentence:

• 1. Now that the initial shock was wearing off, he was in considerable pain.
• 2. The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.
• 3. This energy here is very simply the energy of the initial state minus the energy of the final state.
• 4. Based on initial impressions, what does this program do when you run in it?
• 5. A prospective premium of about 30 percent on their initial investment is enticing.
• 6. There is no initial list of contents.
• 7. Early on, our developers used RAD for the initial unit testing before we turned the application over to the customer.
• 8. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity.
• 9. It begins by, in a sense, rehearsing or taking us back to Frost's own initial move to the north of Boston.
• 10. What was the author's initial purpose of collecting newspaper articles?
• 11. I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.
• 12. Ginny's initial rage at his treatment of Chris had simmered down to resentment.
• 13. After an initial surge of interest, there has been little call for our services.
• 14. When you have attributes in a class, you need to be able to initialize these attributes with some initial values.
• 15. A prospective premium of about 30 per cent on their initial investment is enticing.
• 16. The word 'hour' is pronounced without an initial aspirate.
• 17. The agreement was initialled in June.
• 18. They learned a lot from the initial market testing exercise.
• 19. You would have this initial response for chickenpox, and this initial response might be too slow to prevent you from getting chickenpox.
• 20. The initial image projected was of a caring, effective president.
• 21. If this is the initial configuration, the server should not be running.
• 22. Because of this, Borlaug's initial projects were restricted to developed regions of the continent.
• 23. This preoccupation also limited the scope of initial reform efforts in the area of general education.
• 24. The first warning signals came in March when the company defaulted on its initial payment of £ 30 million.
• 25. The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
• 26. The initial mobilisation was well organised.
• 27. Their initial gush of sympathy gradually dried up.
• 28. The acquisition helped BCCI make its initial entrance into the US market.
• 29. According to observations of young sunlike stars, our Sun may have lost as much as six percent of its initial mass.
• 30. It may help remove all their initial worries.
• 31. For an initial service, a 10 megahertz-wide band of frequencies will be needed.
• 32. Using the figures given above, it can be seen that machine A pays back the initial investment in two years.
• 33. The prime minister's initial ministerial appointments haven't pleased all his supporters.
• 34. Their initial calculations and scale-model wind-tunnel experiments convinced them they wouldn't need a strong wind to lift the 33.5-tonne column.
• 35. It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirements because once you are inside, the organizational constraints influence wage increases.
• 36. We hope to recoup our initial investment in the first year.
• 37. The initial reaction of most participants is fear.
• 38. However, the identity of the burglar changed after the first half of the film while the initial burglar was out of sight.
• 39. In the initial results, assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture.
• 40. Actually, you were late with the initial proposals, so you have very little time and in fact, we only asked for small changes.
• 41. Just write your initials.
• 42. The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.
• 43. All the towels were personalized with their initials.
• 44. It was launched last year in paperback with an initial print run of 7,000 copies.
• 45. They carved their initials on the desk.
• 46. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
• 47. Once you get beyond the initial learning curve, knitting and crocheting can lower heart rate and blood pressure.
• 48. It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints influence wage increases.
• 49. The initial pressing of the group's album has already sold out.
• 50. Please initial each page and sign in the space provided.
• 51. My initial reaction was to decline the offer.
• 52. The initial reaction has been excellent.