initiative
US: /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv/, /ˌɪˈnɪʃjətɪv/
UK: /ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv/
UK: /ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
initiative /i'niʃiətiv/
- tính từ
- bắt đầu, khởi đầu
- bắt đầu, khởi đầu
- danh từ
- bước đầu, sự khởi đầu, sự khởi xướng
- to take the initiative in something: dẫn đầu trong việc gì, làm đầu tàu trong việc gì; khởi xướng việc gì
- to have the initiative: có khả năng dẫn đầu; có quyền dẫn đầu
- sáng kiến, óc sáng kiến
- (quân sự) thế chủ động
- to hold the initiative: nắm thế chủ động
- quyền đề xướng luật lệ của người công dân (Thuỵ sĩ...)
- bước đầu, sự khởi đầu, sự khởi xướng
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose: a United Nations peace initiative + a government initiative to combat unemployment
2 [U] the ability to decide and act on your own without waiting for sb to tell you what to do: You won't get much help. You'll have to use your initiative. + Too much bureaucracy represses creativity and initiative. + She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it).
3 (the initiative) [sing.] the power or opportunity to act and gain an advantage before other people do: to seize / lose the initiative + It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 first move or step, lead, opening move:
Hogan took the initiative by winning the first set.
2 enterprise, aggressiveness, drive, ambition, ambitiousness, resourcefulness, leadership, dynamism, energy, vigour, hustle, élan, Colloq get-up-and-go, pep, snap, zip, zing:
At least she had the initiative to get the company back on a profitable basis.
Collocation dictionary
1 new plan
ADJ.
fresh, new
fresh initiatives to find a peaceful end to the conflict
| pioneering
pioneering initiatives in bioengineering
| current, latest, recent | important, major | welcome | successful | practical | exciting | private | co-operative, joint | international, local, national, regional | government | business, diplomatic, economic, education/educational, environmental, marketing, peace, policy, political, research, training
QUANT.
range, series
VERB + INITIATIVE
undertake
The research initiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists.
| plan | develop | announce | introduce, launch, set up, start
The government has launched a new policy initiative.
| be/become involved in
Ten schools have been involved in the initiative.
| lead | approve | reject
The peace initiative was rejected out of hand.
| sponsor
a peace initiative sponsored by the Organization of African Unity
| endorse, support
The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.
| welcome
We welcome the government's initiative to help the homeless.
| praise | encourage
INITIATIVE + VERB
be aimed at sth, be designed to
a local initiative aimed at economic regeneration an initiative designed to promote collaborative research
| involve sth, relate to sth | founder
The initiative foundered because there was no market interest in redevelopment.
PREP.
~ against
a new initiative against car theft
| ~ by
the latest initiative by the UN Secretary General
| ~ for
an initiative for peace and human rights
| ~ on
the government's major new initiative on crime > Special page at BUSINESS
2 ability to decide/act independently
ADJ.
considerable, great, real | individual, personal, private
It is a very hierarchical company and there's little place for individual initiative.
| entrepreneurial
VERB + INITIATIVE
have
He had the initiative to ask what time the last train left.
| display, show | act/work on your own, use
He acted on his own initiative and wasn't following orders. Don't ask me what you should do all the time. Use your initiative!
| lack | encourage, promote | stifle
Raising taxes on small businesses will stifle initiative.
PREP.
on sb's ~
The project was set up on the initiative of a local landowner.
| ~ in
Some scientists show little initiative in applying their knowledge.
PHRASES
a lack of initiative, on your own initiative
In an unprecedented action, the army, on its own initiative, arrested seven civilians.
3 the initiative: opportunity to gain an advantage
VERB + INITIATIVE
have, hold
After their latest setback, the rebel forces no longer hold the initiative.
| gain, seize, take | regain
In the second half, Manchester United regained the initiative.
| lose
INITIATIVE + VERB
comes from sb/sth, lie with sb
The initiative to re-open negotiations came from Moscow.
PREP.
~ in
She took the initiative in asking the board to conduct an enquiry.
Concise English dictionary
initiativesɪ'nɪʃɪətɪv
noun
+readiness to embark on bold new ventures
+the first of a series of actions
adj.
+serving to set in motion
