beginning
/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/noun, verb, adjective3 syllables
Beginning means: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Synonyms for beginning37
noun, as in the time at which something is supposed to begin
noun, as in the place where something begins, where it springs into being
noun, as in the act of starting something
verb, as in take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
verb, as in begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
verb, as in begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
verb, as in be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
verb, as in begin to speak or say
verb, as in achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
also used for beginning
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Opposites of beginning
What does beginning mean?16
verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action“We began working at dawn”
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language“She began Russian at an early age”
set in motion, cause to start“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
have a beginning, of a temporal event“WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland”
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense“The DMZ begins right over the hill”
have a beginning characterized in some specified way“The novel begins with a murder”
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object“begin a cigar”
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series“The number ‘one’ begins the sequence”
begin to speak or say“‘Now listen, friends’, he began”
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative“This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation”
noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin“they got an early start”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being“the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
the act of starting something“he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”
the event consisting of the start of something“the beginning of the war”
the first part or section of something“‘It was a dark and stormy night’ is a hackneyed beginning for a story”
adjective
serving to begin“the beginning canto of the poem”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with beginning?6
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Beginning in a sentence
- The bargain sale will run for three days, beginning today.CK
- Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.unknown
- Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task.saeb
- At the beginning it'll be tough, but everything's tough at the beginning.riccioberto
- In the beginning, man was almost the same as the other animals.CK
- I was forced to start everything from the beginning, and that wasn't pleasant.AlanF_US
- Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.Hybrid
- At the beginning, he didn't believe it at all.AlanF_US
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Forms of beginning
as a noun
- plural
- beginnings