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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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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.
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.
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.
beginning. noun. OPAL S. /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.
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.
n. 1. an act of starting. 2. the point of time or space at which anything starts. 3. the first part: the beginning of the book.
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.
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.
