The beginningof an event or process is the first part of it.
This was also the beginning of her recording career.
Think of this as a new beginning.
Synonyms: start, opening, break [informal], chance More Synonyms of beginning
2. plural noun
Thebeginningsof something are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
I had the beginnings of a headache.
The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
3. singular noun
Thebeginningof a period of time is the time at which it starts.
The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
4. countable noun [usually singular]
The beginningof a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter. [+ of]
Synonyms: outset, start, opening, birth More Synonyms of beginning
5. plural noun
If you talk about the beginnings of a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
Synonyms: origins, family, beginnings, stock More Synonyms of beginning
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use beginning to describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
More Synonyms of beginning
beginning in British English
(bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ)
noun
1.
a start; commencement
2. (often plural)
a first or early part or stage
3.
the place where or time when something starts
4.
an origin; source
beginning in American English
(bɪˈgɪnɪŋ)
noun
1.
a starting or commencing
2.
the time or place of starting; birth; origin; source
English democracy had its beginning in the Magna Carta
3.
the first part
the beginning of a book
4. [usually pl.]
an early stage or example
the beginnings of scientific agriculture
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈorigin
COBUILD Collocations
beginning
signal the beginning of
the very beginning
Examples of 'beginning' in a sentence
beginning
That was just the beginning of her ordeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are in the beginning of that process.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Maybe you have the beginnings of something meaningful.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This could be a wonderful new beginning for a happier life.
The Sun (2016)
It feels like both an entire relationship and just the beginning.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At the beginning of this year two party officials claimed that the stone was destroyed in the weeks after the ballot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Could this month see the beginning of the end of the buy-to-let bonanza?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I owe so much of the beginning of this career to him.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her beginnings were relatively humble.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But his early beginnings were far from the White House.
The Sun (2016)
We have already given one at the beginning of this chapter.
Siann, Gerda & Ugwuegbu, Denis C. E. Educational Psychology in a Changing World (1988)
They say their humble beginnings have kept them grounded.
The Sun (2015)
What if you put the declaration at the beginning of the form?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Our secretary tells people the beginning and ending time of their appointments.
Christianity Today (2000)
This is the beginning of a process.
The Sun (2013)
How did hydrogen atoms forged at the beginning of time come to wake up?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We stand at the beginning of a period in which exciting new drugs are in trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The cash crunch means that civil servants might go unpaid at the beginning of next month.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Let us hope that it was something of a beginning.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The deal is expected to be completed at the beginning of next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You have been given a new beginning.
Munro, Bill Dr. & Munro, Frances Beat Stress (1992)
Examples of misuse were given at the beginning of this chapter.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
The gourmet burger trend had humble beginnings.
The Sun (2013)
This is the beginning of another period of men of mortal race.
Stewart, R J Music and the Elemental Psyche: A Practical Guide to Music and Changing Consciousness (1987)
Which is probably just the beginning.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But cereal is just the beginning.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
The company said that it had written down the value of about a third of its companies since the beginning of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's just the beginning of my career.
The Sun (2015)
It is a long way from the company 's modest beginnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
HER eyes are warm and trusting and her lips curl upwards to form the beginning of a proud smile.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I do not have a beginning game, come to that.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These early beginnings expand into a rich array of literacy experiences, from scribbling letters to grandma to experiencing stories on grandma's lap.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
In other languages
beginning
British English: beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ NOUN
The beginningof something is the first part of it.
This was the beginning of her career.
American English: beginning
Arabic: بَدَايَة
Brazilian Portuguese: começo
Chinese: 开始
Croatian: početak
Czech: začátek
Danish: begyndelse
Dutch: begin
European Spanish: principio comienzo
Finnish: alku
French: début
German: Anfang
Greek: αρχή
Italian: inizio
Japanese: 始め
Korean: 시작
Norwegian: begynnelse
Polish: początek
European Portuguese: começo
Romanian: început
Russian: начало
Latin American Spanish: principio inicio
Swedish: början
Thai: การเริ่มต้น
Turkish: başlangıç
Ukrainian: початок
Vietnamese: khởi đầu
All related terms of 'beginning'
begin
To begin to do something means to start doing it.
beginning inventory
A beginning inventory is all of the goods , services , or materials that a business has available for use or sale at the start of a new accounting period .
the very beginning
The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
re-begin
to begin (something) again
signal the beginning of
The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
Chinese translation of 'beginning'
beginning
(bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ)
n(c)
[of event, period, book]开(開)始 (kāishǐ) (个(個), gè)
at the beginning开(開)始时(時) (kāishǐ shí)
right from the beginning or from the very beginning从(從)一开(開)始 (cóng yīkāishǐ)
Derived Forms
beginningsn pl征(徵)兆 (zhēngzhào)
Seebegan
All related terms of 'beginning'
begin
开(開)始 kāishǐ ⇒ He had begun his career as a painter. → 他开始了他的画家生涯。 Tā kāishǐle tā de huàjiā shēngyá.
at the beginning
开(開)始时(時) kāishǐ shí
the very end/beginning
最终(終)/一开(開)始 zuìzhōng/yī kāishǐ
at the beginning/end of July
在七月初/末 zài qīyuè chū/mò
right from the beginning or from the very beginning
从(從)一开(開)始 cóng yīkāishǐ
beginning (from) Monday
(从(從))星期一开(開)始 (cóng) xīngqīyī kāishǐ
1 (noun)
Definition
a start
Think of this as a new beginning.
Synonyms
start
opening
All she needed was an opening to show her capabilities.
break (informal)
The rain was a lucky break for the American.
chance
source
This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.
opportunity
I was given an opportunity to bathe and shower.
I had the opportunity to go abroad and study.
birth
She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth.
origin
theories about the origin of life
introduction
He is remembered for the introduction of the moving assembly line.
outset
starting point
onset
This drug slows down the onset of the disease.
overture
initiation
They announced the initiation of a rural development programme.
inauguration
They later attended the inauguration of the University.
inception
Since its inception, the company has produced 53 different designs.
commencement
opening move
Opposites
ending
,
end
,
closing
,
finish
,
conclusion
,
completion
,
termination
2 (noun)
Definition
the place where or time when something starts
The question was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
Synonyms
outset
Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme will suit you best.
start
She demanded to know why she had not been told from the start.
opening
the opening of peace talks
birth
the birth of popular democracy
onset
prelude
The protests are now seen as the prelude to last year's uprising.
preface
the preface to the English edition of the novel
commencement
All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.
kickoff (informal)
3 (noun)
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
Synonyms
origins
family
Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
beginnings
stock
We are both from working-class stock.
birth
people of humble birth
roots
heritage
descent
All the contributors were of foreign descent.
pedigree
a countess of impeccable pedigree
extraction
a young Brazilian of German extraction
ancestry
They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century.
lineage
They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.
parentage
She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage.
stirps
4 (noun)
Definition
an origin
Synonyms
seed
His questions were meant to plant seeds of doubt in our minds.
root
We got to the root of the problem.
embryo
The League of Nations was the embryo of the UN.
germ
The germ of an idea took root in her mind.
fount
fountainhead
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ancestry
Definition
family descent
They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century.