beginning
pronunciation
How to pronounce beginning in British English:
UK [bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ]
How to pronounce beginning in American English:
US [bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the event consisting of the start of something
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the first part or section of something
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the act of starting something
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- Adjective:
- serving to begin
Word Origin
- beginning (n.)
- late 12c., "time when something begins," from begin. Meaning "act of starting something" is from early 13c. The Old English word was fruma (see foremost).
Antonym
Example
- 1. The political backlash is already beginning .
- 2. This flurry of activity could be just the beginning .
- 3. In fact , tension had been brewing from the beginning .
- 4. So 2010 marks in a sense a new beginning .
- 5. I love how she changes from the beginning of the film to the end .