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.