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initiating

intermediateB2

/ɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪŋ/ · in-i-ti-at-ing

to cause something to begin or start.

Meanings

verbformal

to cause something to begin or start.

کسی چیز کو شروع کرنے یا آغاز کرنے کا عمل۔

آغاز کرنا

aaghaz karna

Formal: آغاز کرنا

Synonyms

commencebeginstartشروع کرنابنیاد ڈالناپہلا قدم اٹھانا

Antonyms

terminateceaseendختم کرنابند کرنارکنے دینا

Common Collocations

  • initiating a project
  • initiating a discussion
  • initiating a process

Example Sentences

The team is initiating a new project next week.

ٹیم اگلے ہفتے ایک نئے منصوبے کا آغاز کر رہی ہے۔

Team agle hafte ek naye mansoobe ka aaghaz kar rahi hai.

He is initiating a conversation about the upcoming changes.

وہ آنے والی تبدیلیوں پر گفتگو کا آغاز کر رہا ہے۔

Woh aane wali tabdeelion par guftagu ka aaghaz kar raha hai.

The company is initiating a training program for employees.

کمپنی ملازمین کے لیے تربیتی پروگرام کا آغاز کر رہی ہے۔

Company mulazmeen ke liye tarbaiti program ka aaghaz kar rahi hai.

Easily Confused With

initiated:Initiating is the present participle form, while initiated is the past tense or past participle.

Word Family

initiate
verbآغاز کرنا
initiative
nounپہلا قدم
initial
adjectiveابتدائی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'initiate' as starting an 'initiative'.

Imagine igniting a match to symbolize the start of a fire.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

نہیں ہے سبھی کو آغازِ عشق کی خوشی، بعض کو درد کا آغاز بھی خوش ہوتا ہے

Nahin hai sabhi ko aaghaz-e-ishq ki khushi, baaz ko dard ka aaghaz bhi khush hota hai

Not everyone is happy with the beginning of love; some are also content with the start of pain.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نیک کام کا آغاز نصف کامیابی ہے

Naik kaam ka aaghaz nisf kamyabi hai

The beginning of a good deed is half the success.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "initiare" — to begin, to commence

First known use: 14th century

The word 'initiate' evolved from Latin, referring to the action of beginning or starting something.