beginning
/bi'giniɳ/
Definition
- Noun:
- The point in time or space at which something starts: The moment or place where something originates or commences.
- The first part or section of something: The initial portion of an event, process, or object.
- The act or process of bringing something into existence: The fact of starting something.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The beginning of the movie was very exciting.
- She has been working here since the beginning of the company.
- A good beginning is essential for a successful project.
Advanced Usage
- "from beginning to end": covering the entire duration or sequence of something.
- He read the book from beginning to end in one day.
- "the beginning of the end": the first sign or stage of something's failure or conclusion.
- Losing that key client was the beginning of the end for the small business.
Variants and Related Words
- Begin (v): to start or commence.
- Let's begin the meeting.
- Beginner (n): a person just starting to learn a skill or subject.
- The course is designed for complete beginners.
Synonyms
- Start: The point in time or space at which something begins.
- Commencement: The beginning of something.
- Origin: The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.
Related Phrases
- In the beginning: at the start; originally.
- In the beginning, the project had very little funding.
- Right from the beginning: from the very start.
- I knew right from the beginning that he was trustworthy.
Adjective
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serving to begin
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the beginning canto of the poem
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the first verse
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Noun
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the act of starting something
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he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
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Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
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Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
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communism's Russian root
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the first part or section of something
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`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
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the time at which something is supposed to begin
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they got an early start
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she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
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the event consisting of the start of something
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the beginning of the war
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