Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take the initiative

present participle of take the initiative

Alternative form of take the initiative.

plural of initiative

(ecology) lay date. This has relevance to avian breeding habits.

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

A new member of an organization. / One who has been through a ceremony of initiation. / One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject, especially one who is expert in it.

(obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new. / (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.

(computing) A computer-human interaction in which either the computer or the human can take initiative and decide what to do next.

simple past tense and past participle of initiate