beginning

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ UK /bᵻˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1046

Meanings

1

noun
The first part of something.

The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story.
2

noun
The act or time of starting something.

I was responsible for the beginning of the negotiations.
3

noun
The point or cause from which something originates.

What was the beginning of the dispute?

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Synonyms

1 noun · the first part of something. start head

2 noun · the act or time of starting... commencement start

3 noun · the point or cause from... origin source root

More birth font fount inauguration initiation launch onset origination spring springtime youth

Opposites

completion conclusion end finish

Word family

Forms beginnings

Derived forms begincementbeginninglessunbeginning

Related forms cause

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Phrases (5)

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new beginning
A fresh start in life, a relationship, or a situation

Adjective + noun
humble beginnings
A modest or difficult start in life, before later success

Adjective + noun
mark the beginning
To signify or officially represent the start of something

Verb + noun
signal the beginning
To indicate that something is about to start

Verb + noun
herald the beginning
To announce or proclaim the arrival of a new phase, often with grandeur

Verb + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

From Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing.

begynnyng Middle English *beginnende Old English *biginnandz Proto-Germanic *biginnaną Proto-Germanic

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# beginning

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /bᵻˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 1046

## Meanings
1. The first part of something.
2. The act or time of starting something.
3. The point or cause from which something originates.

## Examples
- The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story.
- I was responsible for the beginning of the negotiations.
- What was the beginning of the dispute?

## Synonyms
- birth
- font
- fount
- inauguration
- initiation
- launch
- onset
- origination
- spring
- springtime
- youth

## Antonyms
- completion
- conclusion
- end
- finish

## Derived Forms
- begincement
- beginningless
- unbeginning

## Related Forms
- cause

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: begynnyng
- Root: *beginnende
- Root: *biginnandz
- Root: *biginnaną

## Etymology
From Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Beginning comes from Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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