beginning Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the event consisting of the start of something
- the beginning of the war
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noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
outset; get-go; showtime; starting time; kickoff; start; offset; commencement; first.
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
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noun the first part or section of something
- `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
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noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being
origin; root; rootage; source.
- 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
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noun the act of starting something
start; commencement.
- he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
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verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
begin; get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down; commence.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
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verb have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
start; begin.
- The DMZ begins right over the hill
- The second movement begins after the Allegro
- Prices for these homes start at $250,000
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verb set in motion, cause to start
lead off; start; begin; commence.
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
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verb begin to speak or say
begin.
- Now listen, friends," he began
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verb be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
begin.
- The number `one' begins the sequence
- A terrible murder begins the novel
- The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
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verb have a beginning, of a temporal event
begin.
- WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
- The company's Asia tour begins next month
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verb have a beginning characterized in some specified way
start; begin.
- The novel begins with a murder
- My property begins with the three maple trees
- Her day begins with a workout
- The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
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verb begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
start; begin.
- begin a cigar
- She started the soup while it was still hot
- We started physics in 10th grade
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verb achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
begin.
- This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation
- You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
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verb begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
begin.
- She began Russian at an early age
- We started French in fourth grade
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adjective satellite serving to begin
first.
- the beginning canto of the poem
- the first verse
WordNet
Be*gin"ning noun
Definitions
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The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1.
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That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. I am . . . the beginning and the ending. Rev. i. 8.
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That which is begun; a rudiment or element. Mighty things from small beginnings grow. Dryden.
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Enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings." Shak.Syn. -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.