Beginning (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state:the beginning of hostilities.
  2. the point of time or space at which anything begins: the beginning of the Christian era; the beginning of the route.
  3. the first part: the beginning of the book; the beginning of the month.
  4. the initial stage or part of anything: the beginnings of science.
  5. origin; source; first cause: A misunderstanding about the rent was the beginning of their quarrel.
adjective
  1. just formed: a beginning company.
  2. first; opening: the beginning chapters of a book.
  3. basic or introductory: beginning Spanish.
  4. learning the fundamentals: a beginning swimmer.
noun
  1. a start; commencement
  2. a first or early part or stage
  3. the place where or time when something starts
  4. an origin; source
Beginning (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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