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inchoative definition

in·choa·tive (in kō′ə tiv)

adjective

  1. Rare inchoate (sense )
  2. Gram. expressing the beginning of an action; inceptive, as, in English, through the use of the auxiliary get (Ex.: “we got going early”)

Etymology: LL incohativus

noun

an inchoative verb or phrase

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