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How to pronounce “initiative”
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Pronunciation guide for initiative
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of initiative with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Chicago Mayoral Candidate
somethin'?" And anytime a kid shows initiative like that, you wanna be obviously responsive.
- Definition summary
- (archaic) Serving to initiate.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce initiative
Chicago Mayoral Candidate
somethin'?" And anytime a kid shows initiative like that, you wanna be obviously responsive.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “initiative”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (archaic) Serving to initiate.
- (US) In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
- [Noun]
- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
- (politics) An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
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