beginning
adjective
1. serving to begin
- the beginning canto of the poem
Similar word(s): opening, first
Sentences with beginning as an adjective:
- in the beginning paragraph of the chapter
- in the beginning section of the course
noun
1. the event consisting of the start of something
- the beginning of the war
Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
Similar word(s): commencement, first, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start
Definition categories: time, point
3. the first part or section of something
- `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
Definition categories: thought, division, part, section
4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Similar word(s): origin, root, rootage, source
Definition categories: location, point
5. the act of starting something
- he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Similar word(s): commencement, start
Definition categories: act
Sentences with beginning as a noun:
- The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story
- That house is at the beginning of the street
verb
1. present participle of begin
- He is beginning to read a new book.