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
beginningnoun
the event consisting of the start of something
"the beginning of the war"
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"
beginningnoun
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, 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"
beginning, start, commencementadjective
the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
beginning(a), firstadjective
serving to begin
"the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
Wiktionary
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.
Etymology: Verbal noun of begin.
beginningnoun
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
Etymology: Verbal noun of begin.
beginningnoun
That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
Etymology: Verbal noun of begin.
beginningnoun
The initial portion of some extended thing.
Etymology: Verbal noun of begin.
beginningadjective
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing
Etymology: Verbal noun of begin.
Webster Dictionary
Beginning
of Begin
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
Beginningnoun
that which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source
Beginningnoun
that which is begun; a rudiment or element
Beginningnoun
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
We don't know how popular this guy is going get, this is just the beginning.
Your journey is JUST beginning and the small challenges u face now are just a moment in time, so small and so insignificant. Keep your eyes on the light, move forward with grace, confidence and integrity. Know that you are creating as u so desired long ago and that our paths are exactly where they are suppose to be in this NOW moment." Tamaey Gottuso
I've been reluctant from the beginning trying to advise House Democratic on how they should proceed, now that the speaker has scheduled a vote on the impeachment inquiry, I think the issue has been over taken by events.
The beginning of a tournament is always complicated and it's reassuring to realize you are playing well in training and can apply it in a game.
An advantage to beginning a little bit earlier is that we might have a more gradual path.
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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
- komencoEsperanto
- inicio, principio, comienzo, comenzandoSpanish
- algus, alustamineEstonian
- alku, alkaminen, alkuosaFinnish
- début, ébauche, commencementFrench
- ag tosúIrish
- 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
- 開始Chinese
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