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- 1. the point in time or space at which something begins: "he left at the beginning of February" Similar Opposite
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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. 4. : a rudimentary stage or early period usually used in plural.
BEGINNING definition: 1. the first part of something or the start of something: 2. the origin of something, or the…. Learn more.
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.
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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. Fewer examples. The film held my attention from beginning to end. We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning.
Beginning definition: The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start.
