Beginning — synonyms, beginning antonyms, definition

1. beginning (o)

cause derivation inception root root-stock source whence

2. beginning (a)

aboriginal anterior background basic dawning earliest early elementary embryonic first fundamental inchoate incipient initial introductory maiden opening original preparative preparatory • • •

3. beginning (Noun)

Advent arising birth birthplace bottom brink cause childhood commencement conception cradle creation dawn derivation emergence font foundation fountainhead generation genesis • • • end ending middle

beginning (Noun) — The event consisting of the start of something. ex. "the beginning of the war"

beginning (Noun) — The time when something begins. ex. "she knew from the beginning that he was the man for her"

beginning (Noun) — The first part or section of something. ex. "'It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

beginning (Noun) — The place where something begins, where it springs into being. ex. "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"

beginning (Noun) — The act of starting something. ex. "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

change of state division happening natural event occurrence occurrent part point point in time section activation attack birth birthplace casus belli conception constitution cradle creation debut derivation egress emergence entry establishment face-off first appearance first step formation foundation • • •

4. beginning (a/n)

basic dawning elementary first introductory primary rudimentary

5. beginning (Adjective)

beginning (Adjective) — Of or relating to the initial or early part of something. ex. "the beginning canto of the poem"

6. beginning (Verb)

commencing getting getting down leading off setting about setting out starting starting out ending

beginning (Verb) — Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. ex. "We began working at dawn" ex. "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" ex. "He began early in the day"

beginning (Verb) — Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. ex. "The DMZ begins right over the hill" ex. "The second movement begins after the Allegro"

beginning (Verb) — Set in motion, cause to start. ex. "The Iraqis began hostilities" ex. "begin a new chapter in your life"

beginning (Verb) — Start speaking or saying. ex. "'Now listen, friends,' he began"

beginning (Verb) — Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series. ex. "The number 'one' begins the sequence" ex. "A terrible murder begins the novel" ex. "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

beginning (Verb) — Have a beginning, of a temporal event. ex. "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland" ex. "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

beginning (Verb) — Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. ex. "My property begins with the three maple trees" ex. "Her day begins with a workout" ex. "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" ex. "The novel begins with a murder"

beginning (Verb) — Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. ex. "begin a cigar"

beginning (Verb) — Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative. ex. "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation" ex. "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

beginning (Verb) — Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language. ex. "She began Russian at an early age"

accomplishing achieving acting attaining being mouthing moving reaching speaking talking uttering verbalising verbalizing attacking auspicating bestirring oneself breaking in breaking out budding coming on commencing dawning embarking embarking on entering erupting falling getting cracking getting going getting moving getting rolling getting started getting to • • •