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- Dictionarybe·gin·ning/bəˈɡiniNG/
noun
- 1. the point in time or space at which something starts: "he left at the beginning of February" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. new or inexperienced: "a beginning gardener"
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The meaning of BEGINNING is the point at which something begins : start. How to use beginning in a sentence.
the origin of something, or the place, time, or way in which something started: The city had its beginnings in Roman times. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. the beginning of the end. (Definition of beginning from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state: the beginning of hostilities. Synonyms: inception, inauguration, initiation. Antonyms: ending. the point of time or space at which anything begins: the beginning of the Christian era; the beginning of the route.
The beginning is the first part or section of something, or the place where it starts. You watch the opening credits at the beginning of a movie.
4 meanings: 1. a start; commencement 2. a first or early part or stage 3. the place where or time when something starts 4. an.... Click for more definitions.
[countable, usually singular] the time when something starts; the first part of an event, a story, etc. A story has to have a beginning, middle, and end. beginning of something We missed the beginning of the movie. She's been working there since the beginning of last summer.
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.
beginning. noun. /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/. [countable, usually singular] beginning (of something) the time when something starts; the first part of an event, a story, etc. We're going to Japan at the beginning of July. She's been working there since the beginning of last summer.
the first part of something or the start of something: [ usually singular ] We met at the beginning of 1998. Things went well in the beginning. More examples. The film held my attention from beginning to end. We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning.
Define beginning: the point or time at which something begins : a starting point—usage, synonyms, more.
