beginning

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
4. (countable, uncountable) The initial portion of some extended thing.

Verb

present participle and gerund of begin

Adj

Being the first portion of some extended thing.

begin

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

start

commencement

origin

first

1st

outset

source

opening

starting

inception

initial

onset

genesis

initiation

primary

dawn

introduction

incipient

undertaking

root

birth

rise

at first

begin

commencing

offset

starting time

original

clue

origination

𐐺𐐨𐑀𐐮𐑌𐐮𐑍

emergence

cause

elementary

introductory

starting point

first part

front

seed

germ

advent

kickoff

head

get-go

end

🔚

preliminary

basis

prelude

preceding

novice

prime

Translations

début

commencement

Anfang

Beginn

principio

inizio

comienzo

principio

inicio

begin

princípio

começo

aanvang

início

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: biginning

Inherited from Middle English: begynnyng

Inherited from Old English: *beginnende

Cognate with Old English: onginnende

In summary

From Middle English biginning, beginninge, beginnunge, equivalent to begin + -ing.

Sentences

Accepted students may enroll at the beginning of any year of high school .

After nearly three years since the beginning of the rebellion , Miki castle finally surrendered .

Margaret resented Blanche and vice versa from the beginning .