Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take the initiative

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
take the ini-tia-tive
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to take action first or on one's own; to make the first move

Inflected Forms

takes the initiative (present, singular) taking the initiative (participle, present) took the initiative (past) taken the initiative (participle, past) seize the initiative (alternative)

Questions

What does take the initiative mean?
to take action first or on one's own; to make the first move

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