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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.