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beginning
/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
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What does beginning mean?
noun
- 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.
- That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
More meanings (3)
noun
- The initial portion of some extended thing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of begin
adjective
- (informal) Being the first portion of some extended thing.
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IPA pronunciation
/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
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Alice was just beginning to think to herself, “Now, what am I to do with this creature when I get it home?”
A thin hail was now beginning, and as it came and went their figures grew misty and then flashed into clearness again.
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“That’s too bad of you, when I’m just beginning to see what is worth doing, and how I want to do it!”
Diana was beginning to have a reputation for notable taste in dressing, and her advice on such subjects was much sought after.
Well, To the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast Fits a dull fighter and a keen guest.