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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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This word is part of lesson 73.