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noun an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state: the beginning of hostilities.
the point of time or space at which anything begins: the beginning of the Christian era; the beginning of the route.
the first part: the beginning of the book; the beginning of the month.
Often beginnings. the initial stage or part of anything: the beginnings of science.
origin; source; first cause: A misunderstanding about the rent was the beginning of their quarrel.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective just formed: a beginning company.
first; opening: the beginning chapters of a book.
basic or introductory: beginning Spanish.
learning the fundamentals: a beginning swimmer.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of beginning First recorded in 1175–1225, beginning is from the Middle English word beginnung, begonning. See begin, -ing1
SYNONYMS FOR beginning 1 initiation, inauguration, inception.
2 start, commencement, outset, onset, arising, emergence.
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Words nearby beginning begging letter, Beghard, begin, beginner, beginner's luck, beginning , beginning, In the, beginning rhyme, begin to see daylight, begin to see the light, begin with
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Example sentences from the Web for beginning I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning ?
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The various members met for the first time when they traveled to Gambia at the beginning of December to carry out their plan.
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And the authorities also worry that the December fires are just the beginning .
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He experienced a rapid rise, only beginning to play cricket competitively at age 11.
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At the beginning of the video and before the call to kill police, you can hear what sounds like, “arms up, shoot back!”
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What caused the fear which, at the beginning of their interview, had been so apparent?
It should have filled us with dismay, but instead it seemed the beginning of brighter things.
Tell England | Ernest Raymond
I am the beginning and the middle and the end of existing things.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 17, No. 97, January, 1876 | Various
By not beginning your absence till about the middle of this month I think you may manage it very well.
The Letters of Jane Austen | Jane Austen
And I'm well pleased on my own account, for my father and mother are beginning to yield.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete | Emile Zola
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British Dictionary definitions for beginning noun a start; commencement
(often plural) a first or early part or stage
the place where or time when something starts
an origin; source
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