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initial

initial

Meaning of initial

happening at the beginning

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British English/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
American English/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
Russian transcription[nɐˈt͡ɕalʲnɨj]
initial
initial - начальный
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initial with Russian translation

initial usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Начальный шаг очень простой.

The initial step is very simple.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Его начальный ответ был догадкой.

His initial answer was a guess.

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initialначальный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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initial translation: начальный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce initial

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

initial translation

начальный

initial examples

The initial step is very simple.

initial transcription

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/, /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

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initial meaning: what does it mean?

happening at the beginning

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initial is pronounced as /ɪˈnɪʃəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

initial definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The initial step is very simple. Translation: Начальный шаг очень простой.

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