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beginning
[ bih-gin-ing ]
noun
- an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state:
the beginning of hostilities.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- the point of time or space at which anything begins:
the beginning of the Christian era; the beginning of the route.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- the first part:
the beginning of the book; the beginning of the month.
- Often beginnings. the initial stage or part of anything:
the beginnings of science.
- origin; source; first cause:
A misunderstanding about the rent was the beginning of their quarrel.
adjective
- just formed:
a beginning company.
- first; opening:
the beginning chapters of a book.
- basic or introductory:
beginning Spanish.
- learning the fundamentals:
a beginning swimmer.
beginning
/ ɪˈɡɪɪŋ /
noun
- a start; commencement
- often plural a first or early part or stage
- the place where or time when something starts
- an origin; source
Word History and Origins
Origin of beginning1
Example Sentences
I also wanted to shoot on film, which we did for the beginning and the ending.
With the 10th City Nature Challenge — a four-day “bioblitz” competition to document urban animals and plants — beginning this week, now seems the perfect time to celebrate our friendly neighborhood fence lizard.
There was a lot of focus with the big men up front, with nine defensive linemen — beginning with No. 3 pick Abdul Carter of Penn State — and eight offensive linemen selected.
"So we don't close fully we've had to make the incredibly difficult decision to drop down our offering to one bag a month beginning in May," he said.
Doku and Savinho both started when Forest beat City at the beginning of March, which was City's last defeat, seven games ago, but it's unlikely that they will both start at Wembley.
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How Do You Spell Beginning?
Spelling tips for beginning
The word beginning is hard to spell for two reasons. It doesn’t simply combine the base word (begin) with the suffix -ing, as is done in other easy-to-remember words that end in -ing, like starting and talking. Also, it can be tempting to use a double g (beggining) instead of a double n.
How to spell beginning: To spell beginning, you take the base word begin and add an n at the end. Then, add the suffix -ing. Why do you need an extra n? Because you should begin right Now.
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