What does beginning mean?

Definitions for beginning
bɪˈgɪn ɪŋbe·gin·ning

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Beginningnoun

    Etymology: from begin.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

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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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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. Robert Collier:

    Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginning.

  2. Jose Mourinho:

    Only one team tried to win from the beginning, the other team didn't. They defended a lot and they defended well, defending a lot and well is not a crime. They were successful in their approach.

  3. James RG Ross:

    Not knowing is the start of the beginning.

  4. T. S. Eliot:

    What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.

  5. President Biden:

    This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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