Meaning of beginning | Babel Free

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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.
   uncountable
2. 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
3. Begin.
4. That which is begun; a rudiment or element
5. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
   countable, uncountable
6. first-person singular present indicative of comenzar
7. to come or bring, into being, to start. He began to talk; The meeting began early. begin يَبْدَأ започвам começar začít anfangen begynde αρχίζω, ξεκινώempezar, comenzar algama, alustama شروع کردن؛ به وجود آوردن aloittaa commencer לְהַתְחִיל प्रारम्भ होना, प्रारम्भ करना početi (el)kezd memulai byrja cominciare, iniziare 始める 시작하다 pra(si)dėti sākt; sākties bermula beginnenbegynne zaczynać (się) پیل کول، شروع کول começar a începe начинать začať začeti (se) početi börja เริ่ม başlamak 開始 починати(...
8. That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause
9. That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
   countable, uncountable
10. aan die begin بِدايَه начало começo začátek der Anfang begyndelse αρχή algus آغاز؛ شروع alku commencementהתחלה आरम्भ početak kezdet awal, mula byrjun cominciare, iniziare 始まり 시작 pradžia sākums permulaan beginbegynnelsepoczątek پیل، شروع começo început начало začiatok začetek početak början เริ่มแรก başlangıç 開始 початок شروعات ، آغاز phần đầu 开始
11. The initial portion of some extended thing
12. The initial portion of some extended thing.
    countable, uncountable
13. someone who is just learning how to do something. `Does he paint well?' `He's not bad for a beginner'. beginner مُبْتَدِئ начинаещ principiante začátečník der/die Anfänger(in) begynder αρχάριοςprincipiante algaja تازه کار؛ مبتدی aloittelija débutant/-ante מתחיל प्रारम्भ करने वाला početnik kezdő pemula byrjandi principiante 初心者 초보자 naujokas, pradedantysis iesācējs baru mula belajar beginnelingbegynnerpoczątkujący پیل کوونکی principiante începător новичок; начинающии začiatočník, -čka začetnik ...
14. present participle and gerund of begin
15. principio, origen, génesis.
16. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start: the beginning of the universe.
17. The time when something begins or is begun: the beginning of June.
18. The first part: The front matter is at the beginning of the book.
19. a start; commencement
20. (often plural) a first or early part or stage
    often plural
21. the place where or time when something starts

Equivalents

Examples

“What was the beginning of the dispute?”

“The author describes the main character’s youth at the beginning of the story.”

“That house is at the beginning of the street.”

“To mark this absolutism of change over the works of man is both pleasing and profitable, for what is more emotional than to observe the hoarness, the mellowness, and the natural final decay of objects whose beginnings date almost from the immemorial […] ?”

“Basic skills are introduced at this time, such as the use of context or meaning clues and the beginning sounds of words.”

““Is anything the matter?” Lady Lindstrom asked anxiously. “No,” Megan told her. “I’m merely trying to decide where the beginning is.” “Perhaps at the beginning,” the Chief Constable prompted, rather stupidly, Megan thought. “Which beginning?” she asked.”

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