🇬🇧 Inaugural meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something is inaugural, it is the very first time that event is officially happening, like the grand beginning of a new job, club, show, or activity that will probably happen again.

My inaugural attempt at cooking breakfast ended with the smoke alarm giving a very loud standing ovation.

Grandpa’s inaugural skateboard ride lasted three seconds and included four new moves called ‘Whoa,’ ‘Yikes,’ and ‘Call the Chiropractor.’

Mom announced the inaugural Cleaning-Your-Room Day, and my socks immediately tried to hide under the bed.

We had an inaugural family exercise hour, which was mostly us chasing the pizza delivery guy down the street.

At George Washington’s inaugural presidential party in 1789, people danced in fancy clothes.

At the bakery's inaugural morning, Lina tied an inaugural red ribbon around the door. Her inaugural loaf steamed on the counter; the inaugural sign swung in the wind. Neighbors waited, eyes bright. She cut the inaugural slice, handed it trembling to a child, and the child's smile made her proud.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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