inceptive (adj./n.) (incep, INCEP)

A term used in the GRAMMATICAL analysis of VERBS, to refer to a type of ASPECTUAL relationship in which the beginning of an action is specified; also called inchoative (inch, INCH). In LANGUAGES which mark an inceptive aspect (an ‘inceptive’), the MEANING might be translated into English by ‘be about to’ or ‘be on the point of’ – for example, Latin -escere. A contrast is sometimes drawn with TELIC verbs.