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INCHOATIVE ASPECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inchoative aspect mean?
• INCHOATIVE ASPECT (noun)
The noun INCHOATIVE ASPECT has 1 sense:
1. aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
Familiarity information: INCHOATIVE ASPECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
inchoative; inchoative aspect
Hypernyms ("inchoative aspect" is a kind of...):
aspect (the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb)
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