Point of origin; beginning; esp. in ord and end.

The beginning of a state or action; the starting point or early part of an undertaking, experience, etc.; the onset or outset of something…

Beginning.

The fact of beginning; the time at which something begins; the origin of a thing.

Beginning.

Following a noun phrase expressing a sum of money: as much of something, esp. a commodity, as is valued at or may be bought for that sum of money.

The action or process of entering upon existence or upon action, or of bringing into existence; commencing, origination.

A person or personification regarded as a source, beginning, or origin. Chiefly with of. Now somewhat rare.

The first appearance or beginning of something; the moment at which something emerges or arises. Obsolete.

The action or process of commencing; beginning; time of beginning.

= beginning, n.

commencing.

The point in time at which something begins; the beginning or onset of a period of time. Now rare.

A beginning.

The first of a series; the beginning; a principal or key element of something. Chiefly contrasted with omega, n. 1.

Coming in, entrance, arrival, advent; beginning (of a period of time, or an action). Now rare.

quasi-n. The beginning.

The action of entering upon or beginning a thing; a beginning, an attempt; also, The commencement of an action, period, etc. archaic.

The coming into existence of something; origin, beginning.

Beginning, rise, commencement; original or initial state. Also in plural. Obsolete.

Commencement.

Origin, beginning. Obsolete. rare.

Entrance, beginning, initiation.

The action of entering upon some undertaking, process, or stage of existence; origination, beginning, commencement.

The action of enter, v. (in various senses); coming or going in; putting something in; beginning; registration. Also: an instance of this…

Beginning, commencement (without reference to cause or derivation); the first or earliest stage. Obsolete.

Beginning, commencement; origination; initial or early stage.

The action of beginning, starting, setting in action, or inaugurating; a beginning, a start, an inauguration; the part, act, words, etc., with which…

The action of start, v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

Beginning, commencement; origin, source; first principle, element; fundamental truth; = principle, n. (in various senses). Now rare.

The first part or opening words of a chapter, book, or piece of writing. Obsolete.

The beginning of some (esp. unpleasant) situation, condition, or state, etc.; a commencement, a start. †to give the onset: to make a beginning, to…

An origin, a source; a beginning; a start. Frequently in to haveor take its rise: to have its origins, to begin.

Beginning.

Entrance upon life, a period of time, etc.

A beginning or commencement; esp. a formal opening of proceedings; a first indication or hint of something. Obsolete.

figurative. Springing forth, beginning, ‘germ’.

The action of beginning, entering upon, or ‘starting’ something; the fact of being begun; beginning, commencement, origination.

the action of to start off at start, v. phrasal verbs 1; in later use frequently attributive.

figurative. The first gleam or appearance, earliest beginning (of something compared to light).

figurative. The beginning, commencement, rise, first gleam or appearance (of something compared to light); an incipient gleam (of anything).

beginning, commencement; entering upon action.

The beginning of a career, course of action, series of events, etc.; the action or fact of beginning something; commencement, outset.

The descent, onset, or approach of night, twilight, etc. (occasionally also of winter).

An initial stage or element of something; a beginning. Obsolete.

The action or fact of setting out upon a journey, course of action, business, etc.; a start, a beginning. Now chiefly in at the outset, from the o…

The action of setting out or starting on a journey, course of action, undertaking, etc.; a start, an outset. Now rare.

the start, the outset (cf. go-off, n.); chiefly (in later use only) in first going off in same sense (sometimes as adverbial phrase).

The act of starting out (on a journey or course of action); beginning, start.

The act of setting off (on a journey or course of action); outset, beginning, start. Now rare.

A beginning.

figurative. The beginning, the early period; poetic for ‘rise,’ ‘dawn,’ ‘morn,’ in same figurative sense.

The quality or state of being incipient; incipience.

A beginning or start.

the beginning of a period of time, a spell of weather, or the like.

An act of starting off or setting off; esp. (Hunting) the unleashing of the hounds to begin the chase. Obsolete.

Originally U.S. The action or fact of making a start; commencement, beginning; the moment of doing this, the starting point. Also: the action of…

A beginning or starting point; = outset, n.1 3a.

The beginning of something; the point in time at which something has its origins.

Beginning, commencement, origination; the fact or condition of being incipient or in an early stage; with plural, a beginning, a first step or stage.

Originally Scottish. The approach, onset, or (occasionally) progress of something; = oncoming, n.

figurative. The start, beginning; an inaugural or opening event.

A start, beginning, outset: = go-off, n. Also: a round, a go.

colloquial. The start of a race (cf. sense A. 1f). Also (in extended use): the start (of anything), the beginning; departure; a signal to start or…

The outset; the very beginning. Chiefly in from the get-go.

figurative. Initiation or commencement of activity; ‘getting off the ground’ (of a project or scheme).