Question

In a fight or contest, if you have the i_________, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next .In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next .We have the initiative; we intend to keep it.He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative. nounAn initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem .Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate.There's talk of a new peace initiative.In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next .We have the initiative; we intend to keep it.He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative.If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do.She was disappointed by his lack of initiative....workers who are able to sort out problems on their own initiative. B2

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initiative initiatives

query	In a fight or contest, if you have the i_________, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next .In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next . We have the initiative; we intend to keep it. He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative.
word	initiative
full-definition	noun An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem . Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate. There's talk of a new peace initiative. In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next . We have the initiative; we intend to keep it. He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative. If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. She was disappointed by his lack of initiative. ...workers who are able to sort out problems on their own initiative.
inflections	initiatives
cefr-level	B2

Initiative Decide Fight Contest Position Opponents Intend Paused