la
feminine
/iniθjaˈtiβa/
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Translation
initiative
Word origin
From French initiative, from Latin initiare ('to begin, initiate'), from initium ('a beginning'), from inire ('to go in'), from in ('into') plus ire ('to go').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- initium
- English cognates
- initiative, initiate
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraliniciativas
Examples
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She took the initiative to organise the meeting.
lanzó .
The town council launched an initiative to plant trees.
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Whose initiative was this plan?
empleados .
I like employees to have their own initiative.
¡ !
What a good initiative to help the neighbourhood!
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