initiative
/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
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ɪ - ˈnɪʃətɪv -> initiative
(n) ပဏာမခြေလှမ်း။လက်ဦးမှု။ ကိုယ်စွမ်းကိုယ်စ။ ပင်ကို အရည်အချင်း။ ကိုယ်ပိုင်ဉာဏ်။
initiative /Ç'nÇʃǝtÇv/ n
၁။ [C] ပဏာမခြေလှမ်း။ a United Nations peace initiative ❍ It is hoped that the government's latest initiative will bring the strike to an end.
၂။ the initiative [sing] လက်ဦးမှု။ The company seized/ took the initiative in opening up markets in Eastern Europe. ❍ The London side lost the initiative early on in the match.
၃။ [U] (approv ) ကိုယ်စွမ်းကိုယ်စ။ ပင်ကို အရည်အချင်း။ ကိုယ်ပိုင်ဉာဏ်။ He lacks the necessary initiative to be a leader.
❍ The child showed/ displayed great initiative in phoning the police. ❍ She did it on her own initiative (ie without anyone telling her to do it).
- Mr Hills showed initiative and bravery when dealing with a dangerous situation.
- [use your initiative] : Employees are encouraged to use their initiative if faced with a problem.
- [on your own initiative] : He developed the plan on his own initiative.
- A number of initiatives designed to address the problem of child poverty
- [take the initiative] : She would have to take the initiative in order to improve their relationship.
- [lose/gain/seize the initiative] : We have lost the initiative and allowed our opponents to dominate the discussion.
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