How to Use "Initial" with Example Sentences

initial (n): the first letter of a name or word

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Used with verbs:

"The two authors have the same initials."
(have, use)

"Everyone knows him by his initials."
(knows)

"She carved her initials on the tree."
(carved, engraved, marked, put, wrote)

"The initials, NY, stand for New York."
(stands for)

Used with prepositions:

"LA are the initials for Los Angeles."
(for)

initial (adj): first; happening at the beginning or start

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Used with nouns:

"We are in the initial phases of the project."

(phases, stages)

"The initial chapters of the book are boring."

(chapters, pages, part)

"Her initial reaction was anger."

(reaction, response)

"His initial response was 'no.'"

(response, reply, answer, word)

"Their initial feedback of the new restaurant was not good."

(feedback, review)

"The company never addressed my initial complaint."

(complaint, issue, problem, protest, grievance)

initial (v): to write or put initials on something

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Example sentences:

"Please initial here."

"You need to initial every page of the contract."

"Please accept this agreement by initialing each page."