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单词 beginnings
释义

beginning

1 of 2

noun

be·​gin·​ning bi-ˈgi-niŋ How to pronounce beginning (audio)
bē-
1
: the point at which something begins : start
It was clear from the beginning that she would win.
2
: the first part
We missed the beginning of the movie.
3
: origin, source
No one remembers what the beginning of the feud was.
4
: a rudimentary stage or early period
usually used in plural
the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouseShe came from humble beginnings.

beginning

2 of 2

adjective

1
: just starting out
a beginning writer
2
a
: being first or the first part
the beginning chapters
b
: introductory
beginning chemistry

Synonyms

Noun

  • alpha
  • baseline
  • birth
  • commencement
  • dawn
  • day one
  • genesis
  • get-go
  • git-go
  • inception
  • incipience
  • incipiency
  • kickoff
  • launch
  • morning
  • nascence
  • nascency
  • onset
  • outset
  • start
  • threshold

Adjective

  • introductory
  • precursory
  • prefatory
  • prelim
  • preliminary
  • prelusive
  • preparative
  • preparatory
  • primary
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Example Sentences

Noun Go back to the beginning of the song. We were late, so we missed the beginning of the movie. The changes that have been made so far are just the beginning. There are many more changes still to come. He came from humble beginnings. the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse Adjective the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Both boys played tennis because they were surrounded by it, but young Frances lived and breathed it from the beginning. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Two players whose entire careers have been intertwined from the beginning. Stephen Means, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Netflix turned 25 last month and has been behind the revolution from the beginning. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 Absolutely, and that’s been true from the beginning of my life. David Marchese, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 So the idea was to do something to get you straight into the film from the beginning. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 Roberto, who's worked with his father from the beginning, keeps the tradition going in Montrose. Marco Torres, Chron, 1 Sep. 2022 From the beginning, Madonna's eldest was the light of her life. Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 With a workload that was overstretched from the beginning, in a culture that was unstructured and without boundaries, Laura tried to establish some ground rules for herself. Danielle Pender, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2022
Adjective
There from day one From the very beginning, common marmoset dads are there to help. Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic, 16 June 2020 This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program. Glendale News-Press, 4 Sep. 2019 At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this. Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 8 June 2018 View the tour magazine online beginning June 2, contact the HCBA office at 817-573-4007 or email to request a free copy of the official tour magazine or to obtain a list of locations where a magazine may be picked up. star-telegram, 2 June 2017 Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness. Meg Storm, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2016 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English biginning, from gerund of beginnen "to begin"

Adjective

from present participle of begin

First Known Use

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

beginning

noun

be·​gin·​ning bi-ˈgi-niŋ How to pronounce beginning (audio)
1
: the point at which something begins
the beginning of the year
2
: the first part
the beginning of the song

beginnings

noun

plural of beginning
as in starts
the point at which something begins the actual beginning of the universe is still under debate, with some scientists continuing to uphold the big bang theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • starts
  • inceptions
  • commencements
  • onsets
  • alphas
  • launches
  • geneses
  • dawns
  • origins
  • outsets
  • infancies
  • baselines
  • births
  • thresholds
  • incipiencies
  • incipiences
  • nascencies
  • day ones
  • mornings
  • originations
  • nascences
  • initiations
  • inaugurations
  • kickoffs
  • git-goes
  • first bases
  • get-goes
  • ground zeros
  • emergences
  • arrivals
  • roots
  • drawing boards
  • openings
  • institutions
  • square ones
  • childhoods
  • springs
  • creations
  • sources
  • cradles
  • germs
  • advents
  • wellsprings
  • wells
  • debuts
  • fountains
  • fountainheads
  • seedbeds
  • appearances
  • youths
  • débuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • endings
  • ends
  • conclusions
  • periods
  • closes
  • terminations
  • closures
  • closings
  • completions
  • stops
  • finishes
  • finales
  • omegas
  • cessations
  • windups
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