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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCHOATIVE

a.Noting beginning; inceptive; as an inchoative verb, otherwise called inceptive.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCHOATIVE

In *cho "a *tive, a. Etym: [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F.inchoatif.]

 

Defn: Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. "Some inchoative or imperfect rays." W. Montagu. -- n.

 

Defn: An inchoative verb. See Inceptive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inchoative

in cho a tive |inˈkō -itiv ɪnˈkoʊətɪv | ▶adjective Grammar denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. In many English verbs, inchoative uses alternate systematically with causative uses. Compare with ergative. ▶noun an inchoative verb.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inchoative

inchoative |ɪnˈkəʊətɪv | ▶adjective Grammar denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. Compare with ergative. ▶noun an inchoative verb.