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beginning

/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/

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What does beginning mean?

noun

  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.
  2. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
  3. That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. The initial portion of some extended thing.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of begin

adjective

  1. (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?”
Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in WonderlandProject Gutenberg ebook #11
A thin hail was now beginning, and as it came and went their figures grew misty and then flashed into clearness again.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe war of the worldsProject Gutenberg ebook #36
More book examples (3)
“That’s too bad of you, when I’m just beginning to see what is worth doing, and how I want to do it!”
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
Diana was beginning to have a reputation for notable taste in dressing, and her advice on such subjects was much sought after.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
Well, To the latter end of a fray and the beginning of a feast Fits a dull fighter and a keen guest.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100