beginning Definition
be·gin·ning (-iŋ)
noun
- a starting or commencing
- the time or place of starting; birth; origin; source English democracy had its beginning in the Magna Carta
- the first part the beginning of a book
- an early stage or example the beginnings of scientific agriculture
beginning Synonyms
beginning
n.
beginning Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- century: Hence from the 16th to the beginning of the 19th century the majority of Jews lived in eastern Europe.
- semester: There can be hundreds of students without anywhere to live at the beginning of a semester.
- season: Heavy equipment is used for the salmon fishing in the beginning of the season.
- 1990s: The illusion lasted until the beginning of the 1990s.
- chapter: The beginning of the chapter on the civilization of ancient Egypt is an illustration.
- year: All pupils entering the Senior School at the beginning of the Fourth Year follow the GCSE ICT Short Course.
Converse of object
- mark: The " % % " marks the beginning of the rules.
- signal: Many agree that this shift toward neo-liberal economics and away from Keynesianism signaled the beginning of the sometimes rather nebulous term ' globalization ' .
- celebrate: They are a way to welcome new family members and celebrate a new beginning for the couple.
- represent: Indonesia regards these understandings as representing the beginnings of a universal culture on human rights that makes international cooperation on the issue feasible.
- miss: I actually don't know for sure because I missed the beginning of the show.
- witness: You are witnessing the beginning of a great new epoch in German history.
Preposition: at
p.m.: The company will broadcast its earnings conference call overthe Internet that day beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Adjective modifier
- humble: We started from very humble beginnings with a youth worship event in our town.
- auspicious: Since that auspicious beginning, Lúnasa has become one of the most sought-after bands on the international Irish music scene.
- inauspicious: Four years after this inauspicious beginning, the once obscure army officer and junior cabinet minister again set foot on French soil.
- unpromising: After an unpromising beginning and parliamentary threats to revoke its charter, the company became hugely profitable.
- very: At the very beginning of the surgery, the operation went terribly wrong.
- tentative: With gentle guidance, our tentative beginnings drawn out, examined, put together, improved.
Preposition: in
1970s: This guide covers unique and representative designs from the beginning in the early 1970s until now.
Browse dictionary entries near beginning
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- ‹ beggary
- ‹ beggarweed
- ‹ beggarly
- ‹ beggar-thy-neighbor policies
- ‹ beggar's-ticks
- ‹ beggar's-lice
- ‹ beggar

