Beginning
nnoun.eventthe event consisting of the start of somethingAntonyms:ending
Derivationally Related Form:begin
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:beginninghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:casus belliconceptioncreationegressemergencegenerationgenesisground floorgrowthinceptionissueoriginoriginationoutgrowthstart
Full Hyponyms:adrenarcheallogamyalphaantecedentautogamycasus bellicausecleistogamycreationcrime wavecross-fertilizationcross-pollinationdawndissilienceemanationemergenceeruptionetiologyfactorfertilizationflying startfundamentalgenesisgerminationground floorgrowth hormone-releasing factorinsertional mutagenesisintrinsic factorkickoffmenarchemutagenesisonsetopeneropeningoriginparameterpollinationpreliminaryproducerracing startreleasing factorriseself-fertilizationself-pollinationspikestartsuperfecundationsuperfetationthelarcheunknown quantitywavewild card
nnoun.timethe time at which something is supposed to beginSynset:commencement first get-go kickoff offset outset showtime start starting time
Examples:- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Antonyms:middleend
Derivationally Related Form:kick offstart
Hypernyms:point point in time
Inherited Hypernyms:beginningpointmeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:birthincipienceincipiencystarting pointterminus a quothreshold
Full Hyponyms:birthcradleincipiencyterminus a quothreshold
nnoun.cognitionthe first part or section of somethingExamples:- 'It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
Antonyms:middleend
Derivationally Related Form:begin
Hypernyms:division part section
Inherited Hypernyms:beginningpartconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.locationthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingSynset:origin root rootage source
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:originateroot
Hypernyms:point
Inherited Hypernyms:beginningpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:birthplacecradlederivationfountainheadheadheadspringheadwaterhomejumping-off placeplace of originpoint of departurepoint sourceprovenanceproveniencespringtrail headtrailheadwellheadwellspring
Full Hyponyms:birthplacederivationfountainheadheadwaterhomejumping-off placepoint sourcespringtrail headwellhead
nnoun.actthe act of starting somethingSynset:commencement start
Examples:- he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Antonyms:finish
Derivationally Related Form:begincommencestart
Hypernyms:change of state
Inherited Hypernyms:beginningchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:activationattackconstitutioncreationdebutentryestablishmentface-offfirst appearancefirst stepformationfoundationfoundinggroundbreakinggroundbreaking ceremonyhousing starticebreakerinaugurationinitiationinitiativeinnovationinstallationinstallinginstallmentinstalmentinstaurationinstitutionintroductionjump balljumping-off pointkickofflaunchingopeningopening moveorganisationorganizationoriginationpoint of departurerecommencementresumptionscrumscrummagespringboardstartuptone-beginningunveiling
Instance Hyponyms:Creation
Full Hyponyms:activationattackauthorshipcollectivizationcolonizationcommunizationconstitutioncurtain raiserface-offfederationfirst basefirst stepgroundbreakinghousing starthypnogenesisicebreakerinaugurationinductioninduction of laborinitiationinstallationintroductionjump ballkickoffnaturalizationpeace initiativepopulationproduct introductionresumptionscrumspringboardstartuptip-offunionizationushering in
vverb.changetake the first step or steps in carrying out an actionSynset:begin commence get get down set about set out start start out
Examples:- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
Antonyms:end
Derivationally Related Form:startcommencementbeginningstarterbeginner
Inherited Hypernyms:get down
Direct Hyponyms:attackauspicatebestir oneselfbreak income onembarkenterfallget crackingget goingget movingget rollingget startedget toget weavingjump offlaunchplungerecommencestrike out
Full Troponyms:attackauspicatebreak income onembarkfallget crackingget tojump offplungerecommencestrike outtake up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | They --- moving (apply to: begin, commence, start, set about, get) | They --- to move (apply to: begin, start)
vverb.stativehave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative senseSynset:begin start
Examples:- The DMZ begins right over the hill
- The second movement begins after the Allegro
- Prices for these homes start at $250,000
Antonyms:end
Derivationally Related Form:start
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Direct Hyponyms:break outbuddawneruptkick inoriginateset in
Full Troponyms:break outbuddawneruptoriginateset in
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.changeset in motion, cause to startSynset:begin commence lead off start
Examples:- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
Antonyms:end
Derivationally Related Form:startcommencementbeginningbeginner
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Direct Hyponyms:commenceembark oninaugurateintroducejump-startjumpstartrecommenceset offstartstart upusher in
Causes:begin start
Full Troponyms:call to orderdedicateinauguratejumpstartopenrecommenceset offstartswear in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationbegin to speak or sayExamples:- 'Now listen, friends', he began
Hypernyms:mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:begintalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | They won't --- the story (apply to: begin)
vverb.stativebe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a seriesExamples:- The number 'one' begins the sequence
- A terrible murder begins the novel
- The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
Derivationally Related Form:beginning
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.stativehave a beginning, of a temporal eventExamples:- WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
- The company's Asia tour begins next month
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:beginbe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativehave a beginning characterized in some specified waySynset:begin start
Examples:- The novel begins with a murder
- My property begins with the three maple trees
- Her day begins with a workout
- The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
Derivationally Related Form:start
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:beginbe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.socialbegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct objectSynset:begin start
Examples:- begin a cigar
- She started the soup while it was still hot
- We started physics in 10th grade
Derivationally Related Form:start
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:beginact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialachieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negativeExamples:- This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation
- You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
Hypernyms:accomplish achieve attain reach
Inherited Hypernyms:beginachievesucceed
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationbegin to speak, understand, read, and write a languageExamples:- She began Russian at an early age
- We started French in fourth grade
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allserving to beginSynset:first
Examples:- the beginning canto of the poem
- the first verse
Antonyms:closing
Inherited Hypernyms:beginning
Similar to:opening