Used in a Sentence

initiated

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for initiated.

Editorial note

If the patient needs an ER visit, you are getting one, however it is initiated.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To begin; to start.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of initiated gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To begin; to start.

verb

(transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

verb

(transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for initiated.

verb

(transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

verb

(transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

verb

(intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

Example sentences

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If the patient needs an ER visit, you are getting one, however it is initiated.

2

And where the plea deal is initiated by the defendant, then this is waived.

3

All p2p/federated protocols are by necessity sender-initiated because someone has to start the conversation.

4

Deposits going to the wrong accounts, rollovers initiated without permission, discrepancies in the website.

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My grandmother initiated a legal action to have my grandfather's death ruled a suicide.

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The triage greatly favors outreach about products in my site/magazine's wheelhouse and initiated by someone I know.

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Postgres (which I would recommend over MySQL any day) seems to have a saner client-initiated protocol.

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But when it's not initiated by muslims it's simply never called that.

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Please list all wars initiated by Iran during the last 50 years.

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Sender-initiated contact is an absolute necessity for a near-universal communication protocol.

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>But the agency’s records clearly show that efforts to review the permit were initiated between 1999 and 2003.

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A system or service that allows sender-initiated contact is valuable.

Quote examples

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Here's what she says about childhood obesity: "My amateur diagnosis is that the childhood obesity problem is a direct result of the whole constellation of social changes initiated by the sixties.

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"The Chaos Computer Club therefore wants to reward the most beautiful initiatives(?) in 2015 against journalists..." I'd translate this as: "The Chaos Computer Club therefore wants to reward the best investigations initiated in 2015 against journalists..."

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So, when unsolicited advertisements are delivered to a physical mailbox, generally, most people refer to those parcels as: "Junk Mail" The electronic corollary for this "junk mail" is often referred to as "spam." Marketing strategies, carried out by e-mail, especially when the conversation is not initiated by the recipient DO fit the description of unsolicited advertising.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use initiated in a sentence?

If the patient needs an ER visit, you are getting one, however it is initiated.

What does initiated mean?

(transitive) To begin; to start.

What part of speech is initiated?

initiated is commonly used as verb.