Inception — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɛpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɛpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɛpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɛpʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Word Forms

originate

verb

begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beginn

ein Ereignis, das ein Anfang ist; ein erster Teil oder eine Phase nachfolgender Ereignisse

🇫🇷French

création

un événement qui est un début ; une première partie ou étape d'événements ultérieurs

🇪🇸Spanish

comienzo

un evento que es un comienzo; una primera parte o etapa de eventos posteriores

🇮🇹Italian

inizio

un evento che è un inizio; una prima parte o fase degli eventi successivi

🇳🇱Dutch

aanvang

een gebeurtenis die een begin is; een eerste deel of fase van daaropvolgende gebeurtenissen

🇵🇹Portuguese

começo

um evento que é um começo; uma primeira parte ou estágio de eventos subsequentes

🇷🇺Russian

зарождение

событие, которое является началом; первая часть или этап последующих событий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरंभ

एक घटना जो एक शुरुआत है; बाद की घटनाओं का पहला भाग या चरण

🇧🇩Bengali

সূচনা

একটি ঘটনা যা একটি শুরু; পরবর্তী ঘটনাগুলির একটি প্রথম অংশ বা পর্যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

துவக்கம்

ஒரு ஆரம்பம் என்று ஒரு நிகழ்வு; ஒரு முதல் பகுதி அல்லது அடுத்தடுத்த நிகழ்வுகளின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరంభం

ప్రారంభం అయిన ఒక సంఘటన; మొదటి భాగం లేదా తదుపరి సంఘటనల దశ

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरुवात

एक घटना जी एक सुरुवात आहे; त्यानंतरच्या घटनांचा पहिला भाग किंवा टप्पा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરૂઆત

એક ઘટના જે શરૂઆત છે; અનુગામી ઘટનાઓનો પ્રથમ ભાગ અથવા તબક્કો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಂಭ

ಆರಂಭವಾದ ಘಟನೆ; ನಂತರದ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಮೊದಲ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಹಂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടക്കം

ഒരു തുടക്കമായ ഒരു സംഭവം; തുടർന്നുള്ള സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ ആദ്യ ഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਹੈ; ਬਾਅਦ ਦੀਆਂ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੜਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

آغاز

ایک واقعہ جو ایک آغاز ہے؛ بعد کے واقعات کا پہلا حصہ یا مرحلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

起始

一个事件是一个开始；后续事件的第一部分或阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

始まり

始まりとなる出来事。その後のイベントの最初の部分または段階

🇰🇷Korean

처음

시작되는 이벤트; 후속 사건의 첫 번째 부분 또는 단계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khởi đầu

một sự kiện là sự khởi đầu; phần đầu tiên hoặc giai đoạn của các sự kiện tiếp theo

🇹🇭Thai

การเริ่มต้น

เหตุการณ์ที่เป็นจุดเริ่มต้น ส่วนแรกหรือขั้นตอนของเหตุการณ์ที่ตามมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

lahirnya

suatu peristiwa yang merupakan permulaan; bagian pertama atau tahap peristiwa berikutnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisimula

isang kaganapan na isang simula; isang unang bahagi o yugto ng mga kasunod na pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

permulaan

peristiwa yang merupakan permulaan; bahagian pertama atau peringkat peristiwa seterusnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بداية

حدث هو البداية؛ الجزء الأول أو المرحلة الأولى من الأحداث اللاحقة

🇮🇷Persian

شروع

رویدادی که آغازی است؛ اولین بخش یا مرحله از رویدادهای بعدی

🇹🇷Turkish

başlangıç

başlangıç olan bir olay; sonraki olayların ilk kısmı veya aşaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַתחָלָה

אירוע שהוא התחלה; חלק או שלב ראשון באירועים הבאים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inception'?

The primary meaning of 'inception' is 'an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events'.

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Using 'inception' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inception' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inception' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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