Meaning & Definition of Beginning in English
English⟶
Beginning
/bɪgɪnɪŋ/
noun
1. The event consisting of the start of something
- "The beginning of the war"
synonym:
- beginning
2. The time at which something is supposed to begin
- "They got an early start"
- "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
synonym:
- beginning,
- commencement,
- first,
- outset,
- get-go,
- start,
- kickoff,
- starting time,
- showtime,
- offset
3. The first part or section of something
- "`it was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
synonym:
- beginning
4. The place where something begins, where it springs into being
- "The italian beginning of the renaissance"
- "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"
- "Pittsburgh is the source of the ohio river"
- "Communism's russian root"
synonym:
- beginning,
- origin,
- root,
- rootage,
- source
5. The act of starting something
- "He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
synonym:
- beginning,
- start,
- commencement
adjective
1. Serving to begin
- "The beginning canto of the poem"
- "The first verse"
synonym:
- beginning(a),
- first
Examples of using
This is only the beginning.
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
He's beginning to believe.