0 an occasion when something starts: --
Lawyers for the couple have announced the initiation of divorce proceedings.
1 an occasion when someone is first introduced to an activity or skill: --
2 the act of beginning something: --
The initiation and carrying out of such a measure, he wrote, is absolutely necessary.
3 a special ceremony or responsibility that signals the acceptance of someone into a group: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.