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take the initiative to be the first one to do something. She wanted to move, to take the initiative, to give him a big hug. Usage notes: often said about an effort to solve a problem: Parents need to take the initiative with their children's after-school programs. See also: take |
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I was aware of the demand for action, and, my old helplessness strong upon me, I was waiting for him to take the initiative. "Well, Clara, if you can suggest nothing, I suppose that I must take the initiative myself," said he. I had the protection, -- pardon my hesitation, count, but, for a Stuart, you, who understand everything, you will comprehend that the word is hard to pronounce; -- I had, I say, the protection of my cousin the stadtholder of Holland; but without the intervention, or at least without the authorization of France, the stadtholder would not take the initiative. |
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