BEGINNING

BE ·GIN ·NING 3 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 9 letters 🎲 Scrabble 13 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. the event consisting of the start of something
  2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
  3. the first part or section of something
  4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being

💬 Examples

  • "the beginning of the war"
  • "they got an early start"
  • "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
  • "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

🔗 Similar words

commencementfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoff
adjective
  1. serving to begin

💬 Examples

  • "the beginning canto of the poem"
  • "the first verse"

🔗 Similar words

beginning(a)first
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