Definitions for BEGINNING
bɪˈgɪn ɪŋbe·gin·ning

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. beginningnoun

   the event consisting of the start of something

   "the beginning of the war"

2. beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offsetnoun

   the time at which something is supposed to begin

   "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

3. beginningnoun

   the first part or section of something

   "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

4. beginning, origin, root, rootage, sourcenoun

   the place where something begins, where it springs into being

   "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"

5. beginning, start, commencementadjective

   the act of starting something

   "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

6. beginning(a), firstadjective

   serving to begin

   "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beginningnoun

   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. beginningnoun

   That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

3. beginningnoun

   That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.

4. beginningnoun

   The initial portion of some extended thing.

5. beginningadjective

   Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing

6. Etymology: Verbal noun of begin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beginningnoun

   Etymology: from begin.

   1. The first original or cause.

   Wherever we place the beginning of motion, whether from the head or the heart, the body moves and acts by a consent of all its parts. Jonathan Swift.

   2. The entrance into act, or being.

   Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offering. Numbers, x. 10.

   Youth, what man’s age is like to be, doth show;
   We may our end by our beginning know. John Denham.

   3. The state in which any thing first is.

   By viewing nature, nature’s handmaid, art
   Makes mighty things from small beginnings grow:
   Thus fishes first to shipping did impart,
   Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow. Dryden.

   4. The rudiments, or first grounds or materials.

   The understanding is passive; and whether or not it will have these beginnings, and materials of knowledge, is not in its own power. John Locke.

   5. The first part of any thing.

   The causes and designs of an action, are the beginning; the effects of these causes, and the difficulties that are met with in the execution of these designs, are the middle; and the unravelling and resolution of these difficulties, are the end. Alexander Pope, on Epick Poetry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beginning

   A beginning refers to the start or initiation of something, where a new situation, process, activity, or event commences. It serves as the initial stage or point in time from which something emerges, progresses, or develops.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Beginning

   of Begin

2. Beginningnoun

   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

3. Beginningnoun

   that which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source

4. Beginningnoun

   that which is begun; a rudiment or element

5. Beginningnoun

   enterprise

Matched Categories

1. • Happening
   • Part
   • Point

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BEGINNING' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1592

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BEGINNING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1020

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BEGINNING' in Nouns Frequency: #608

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How to pronounce BEGINNING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

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How to say BEGINNING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BEGINNING in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BEGINNING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BEGINNING in a Sentence

1. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   That's an absurd argument, and it's the one they've made from the very beginning, that it's either what the President negotiates with the Iranians or it's war, that's never been the alternative.

2. Gilles Peress:

   In my apartment -- I live on the 17th floor -- I felt like the building was going to fall. Your mind played tricks on you. the beginning of the century was extremely chaotic and very, very intense and almost everybody was left disoriented in terms of what to think, what to do, what to feel.

3. Aly Raisman:

   My hope is this is the beginning of positive change, i am here for not just these young athletes but for all young women who want and deserve to feel and to be safe.

4. Erin Hunter:

   This is not an end. It is a beginning. You will need the courage of a lion to face this journey.

5. Chris Murphy:

   I think we need to be clear that we are not going to go to war with Russia, that would be the beginning of WWIII, and it would drag all of Europe into a much broader war.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BEGINNING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beginning
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BEGINNING
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BEGINNING
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=BEGINNING