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incipientbeginning to happen or develop; in an early stage

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: beginning to happen or develop; in an early stage

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈnɪpiənt/

Korean meaning: 시작 단계의, 초기의, 발생하기 시작하는

Korean pronunciation: 이**니**피언트

Example Sentences

  • The teacher noticed incipient signs of boredom when students started checking their phones.
  • The incipient rebellion was quickly suppressed by free pizza in the cafeteria.
  • Scientists are studying the incipient effects of climate change on polar ice caps.

incipient

ADJECTIVE

//ɪˈnɪpiənt//

beginning to happen or develop; in an early stage

incipient concept
💡 Concept

Early signs just beginning to show

incipient mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Ant begins chip installation - incipient tech project!

incipient rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From nervous recipient to eager participant - her incipient journey begins!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈnɪpiənt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈnɪpiənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootcip
Suffix--ent

Origin

From Latin incipiens, the present participle of incipere, meaning 'to begin' or 'to take up.' The word combines the prefix in- (into) with capere (to take), literally meaning 'to take into' or 'begin.'

🎵Rhyme

recipientparticipant
recipient
participant

🔗Collocations

incipient stage
incipient disease
incipient signs
incipient democracy
incipient crisis

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teacher noticed incipient signs of boredom when students started checking their phones.

😄 Fun example

The incipient rebellion was quickly suppressed by free pizza in the cafeteria.

Scientists are studying the incipient effects of climate change on polar ice caps.

The company's incipient expansion into Asian markets shows promise.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

beginningemergingnascentbuddingdeveloping

Antonyms

advancedmatureestablished

Related

initialearlypreliminaryrudimentaryembryonic

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