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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)
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.
Synonyms for BEGINNING: start, inception, commencement, onset, launch, alpha, outset, dawn; Antonyms of BEGINNING: end, conclusion, ending, close, period, completion, closing, finish
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.
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ Idioms. [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.
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noun. 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.
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.
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.
1. : to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start. began by introducing herself. will have to begin again. 2. a. : to come into existence : arise. Their problems were just beginning. b. : to have a starting point. Her career began in Chicago. Prices begin at $110 per night.
