What does beginning mean?
Definitions for beginning
bɪˈgɪn ɪŋbe·gin·ning
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word beginning.
Princeton's WordNet
beginning(noun)
the event consisting of the start of something
"the beginning of the war"
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset(noun)
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"
beginning(noun)
the first part or section of something
"`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source(noun)
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"
beginning, start, commencement(adj)
the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
beginning(a), first(adj)
serving to begin
"the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
Wiktionary
beginning(Noun)
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.
beginning(Noun)
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
beginning(Noun)
That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
beginning(Noun)
The initial portion of some extended thing.
beginning(Adjective)
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing
Origin: Verbal noun of begin.
Webster Dictionary
Beginning
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Beginning(noun)
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
Beginning(noun)
that which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source
Beginning(noun)
that which is begun; a rudiment or element
Beginning(noun)
enterprise
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'beginning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1592
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'beginning' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1020
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'beginning' in Nouns Frequency: #608
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beginning in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beginning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of beginning in a Sentence
It's just the beginning.
This is just the beginning.
Today is just the beginning.
The beginning is always today.
I think it's the right beginning.
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Translations for beginning
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- بدايةArabic
- пачатакBelarusian
- източник, наченки, началоBulgarian
- començament, inici, principiCatalan, Valencian
- počátek, začátekCzech
- startenDanish
- Beginn, Angefangene, Anfang, BegonneneGerman
- αρχή, αρχίGreek
- inicio, principio, comienzo, comenzandoSpanish
- algus, alustamineEstonian
- alku, alkaminen, alkuosaFinnish
- début, ébauche, commencementFrench
- toiseachScottish Gaelic
- principio, inicio, comezo, empezoGalician
- התחלהHebrew
- kezdet, elejeHungarian
- սկզբնապատճառ, սկիզբArmenian
- comenciamentoInterlingua
- awalIndonesian
- byrjunIcelandic
- inizioItalian
- מתחילHebrew
- 到来, 発端, 始まり, 開始, 起源Japanese
- 시작, 始作, 처음Korean
- سهرهتایی, دهستپێکردنKurdish
- initium, principiumLatin
- pradžia, pradėjimas, debiutasLithuanian
- почетокMacedonian
- തുടക്കം, ആരംഭംMalayalam
- begynnelseNorwegian
- begin, aanvangDutch
- begynnelseNorwegian
- początekPolish
- começo, gerador, princípio, originador, inícioPortuguese
- prinzipi, entschatta, antschatta, antscheataRomansh
- început, debut, inițiere, începere, startRomanian
- начало, источникRussian
- početak, почињање, počinjanje, почетакSerbo-Croatian
- počiatok, začiatokSlovak
- izvor, začetek, pričetekSlovene
- orsak, begynnelse, upphov, början, bSwedish
- தொடங்கிTamil
- ప్రారంభం, మొదలుTelugu
- başlanan, iptida, başlangıçTurkish
- початокUkrainian
- phần đầu, bắt đầuVietnamese
- kimince, kiminçmintWalloon
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