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be·gin·ning B0161600 (bĭ-gĭn′ĭng)n.1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start: the beginning of the universe.2. a. The time when something begins or is begun: the beginning of June.b. The place where something begins or is begun: at the beginning of the road.3. a. The first part: The front matter is at the beginning of the book.b. often beginnings An early stage or phase: the beginnings of human life on this planet.c. The source or cause: What was the beginning of the dispute?Synonyms: beginning, birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise These nouns denote the initial stage of a developmental process: the beginning of a new era in technology; the birth of the industrial economy; the dawn of civilization; the genesis of quantum mechanics; the nascence of classical sculpture; the rise and decline of an ancient city-state.Antonym: endbeginning (bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ) n1. a start; commencement2. (often plural) a first or early part or stage3. the place where or time when something starts4. an origin; sourcebe•gin•ning (bɪˈgɪn ɪŋ) n. 1. an act of starting. 2. the point of time or space at which anything starts. 3. the first part: the beginning of the book. 4. Often, beginnings. an initial or rudimentary stage. 5. origin: That was the beginning of their quarrel. [1175–1225] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happenscasus belli - an event used to justify starting a waregress, emergence, issue - the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent eventsgenesis, generation - a coming into beingground floor - becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"emergence, outgrowth, growth - the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"conception, creation - the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" | | 2. | beginning - 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"commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, start, kickoff, firstbirth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting pointthreshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" | | 3. | beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle | | 4. | beginning - 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"origin, source, root, rootagederivation - the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"spring - a point at which water issues forthheadspring, fountainhead, head - the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"headwater - the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"wellhead, wellspring - the source of water for a welljumping-off place, point of departure - a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco"place of origin, provenance, provenience, birthplace, cradle - where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"home - place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"point source - a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constrictedtrail head, trailhead - the beginning of a trailpoint - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | | 5. | beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"commencement, startchange of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicsjumping-off point, point of departure, springboard - a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"activation - making active and effective (as a bomb)tone-beginning, attack - a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phraseestablishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"first appearance, introduction, debut, entry, launching, unveiling - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing playersfirst step, opening move, initiative, opening - the first of a series of actionsgroundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony - the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction projecthousing start - the act of starting to construct a houseicebreaker - a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"inauguration, startup - the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"founding, instauration, origination, initiation, innovation, creation, institution, introduction, foundation - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"installation, installing, instalment, installment - the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"jump ball - (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammatekickoff - (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a scorerecommencement, resumption - beginning againscrum, scrummage - (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possessionstartup - the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive" | Adj. | 1. | beginning - serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"firstopening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
beginningnoun1. start, opening, break (informal), chance, source, opportunity, birth, origin, introduction, outset, starting point, onset, overture, initiation, inauguration, inception, commencement, opening move Think of this as a new beginning. start ending, end, closing, finish, conclusion, completion, termination2. outset, start, opening, birth, onset, prelude, preface, commencement, kickoff (informal) The question was raised at the beginning of this chapter.3. origins, family, beginnings, stock, birth, roots, heritage, descent, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, lineage, parentage, stirps His views come from his own humble beginnings.beginningnoun1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination, start.Informal: kickoff.2. The initial stage of a developmental process:birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring, start.3. A point of origination:derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root, rootstock, source, spring, well.adjective1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:inceptive, incipient, initial, initiatory, introductory, leadoff.2. At or near the start of a period, development, or series:early, first, initial.3. Of or treating the most basic aspects:basal, basic, elementary, rudimental, rudimentary.Translationsbegin (biˈgin) – present participle beˈginning: past tense began (biˈgan) : past participle begun (biˈgan) – verb to come or bring, into being, to start. He began to talk; The meeting began early. 開始 开始beˈginning noun 開始 开始beˈginner noun someone who is just learning how to do something. `Does he paint well?' `He's not bad for a beginner'. 初學者 初学者to begin with1. at first. I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends. 一開始 一开始2. firstly. There are many reasons why I don't like her – to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth. 第一 第一- At the beginning of June → 六月初
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Synonyms for beginningnoun startSynonyms- start
- opening
- break
- chance
- source
- opportunity
- birth
- origin
- introduction
- outset
- starting point
- onset
- overture
- initiation
- inauguration
- inception
- commencement
- opening move
Antonyms- ending
- end
- closing
- finish
- conclusion
- completion
- termination
noun outsetSynonyms- outset
- start
- opening
- birth
- onset
- prelude
- preface
- commencement
- kickoff
noun originsSynonyms- origins
- family
- beginnings
- stock
- birth
- roots
- heritage
- descent
- pedigree
- extraction
- ancestry
- lineage
- parentage
- stirps
Synonyms for beginningnoun the act or process of bringing or being brought into existenceSynonyms- commencement
- inauguration
- inception
- incipience
- incipiency
- initiation
- launch
- leadoff
- opening
- origination
- start
- kickoff
noun the initial stage of a developmental processSynonyms- birth
- commencement
- dawn
- genesis
- inception
- nascence
- nascency
- onset
- opening
- origin
- outset
- spring
- start
noun a point of originationSynonyms- derivation
- fount
- fountain
- fountainhead
- mother
- origin
- parent
- provenance
- provenience
- root
- rootstock
- source
- spring
- well
adj of, relating to, or occurring at the start of somethingSynonyms- inceptive
- incipient
- initial
- initiatory
- introductory
- leadoff
adj at or near the start of a period, development, or seriesSynonymsadj of or treating the most basic aspectsSynonyms- basal
- basic
- elementary
- rudimental
- rudimentary
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