to initial
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4.8
- verb
- /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
- Formal
:
rubricar
- After reviewing the form, the coaches asked teachers to initial the form, indicating that they received the feedback.
- initialed agreements
- initial the form
Examples
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Okay, so we are just gonna initial here, initial here, and final signature here.
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Sign here, initial here and here.
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And then you have to initial here and then on the back, initial here, here and here.
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I need you to initial this list of phone calls, please.
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You initial here and there, you sign at the bottom.
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Anywhere else I need to initial?
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Initial here, here and here.
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Students write their responses, then initial their comments.
Academic text (2005) -
I just need you to initial the boxes saying that you know what you're doing here and consenting to what we just talked about.
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Please initial the document at the bottom to confirm your agreement.
Compounds
- Specialized
8
5.3
The first time a company sells shares to the public on the stock market
- Literature
Repeating the same consonant sound at the start of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Surface Forms
Etymology
Initial as a verb comes from the noun initial (the first letter). To initial a page or document is to mark it with your first letter as a quick 'signature' to show you agree.