beginning

[Be*gin·ning]

The beginning is the first part or section of something, or the place where it starts. You watch the opening credits at the beginning of a movie.

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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.

Noun
the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

Noun
the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night'' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

Noun
the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

Noun
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"

Noun
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"

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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Begin

n.
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.

n.
That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.

n.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

n.
Enterprise.


Beginning

Be*gin"ning , n. 1. 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.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
I am . . . the beginning and the ending.
3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
4. Enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings." Shak. Syn. -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.

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.

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Usage Examples

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.

1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves.

Art at its most significant is a Distant Early Warning System that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is beginning to happen to it.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.

At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.

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Other Usage Examples

A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.

Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

Because of my unique experience as my mom's child, the beginning of my journey was more about me trying to figure out who I was on my own. My mom is one of the greatest moms and so supportive of all my siblings and of all of us being who we are, and not who she wanted us to be.

3D is quite a lot more advanced in animated movies for live-action movies we're just taking baby steps, we're just in the beginning.

A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom.

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