beginning meaning and definition

BEGINNING noun

Definition of beginning (noun)

1. the event consisting of the start of something
   • "the beginning of the war"
   • antonym: conclusion
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
   • "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
   • synonyms: commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
   • antonym: middle
3. the first part or section of something
   • "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
   • antonym: middle
4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   • "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
   • synonyms: origin, root, rootage, source
5. the act of starting something
   • "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
   • synonyms: commencement, start
   • antonym: finish

BEGINNING adjective

Definition of beginning (adjective)

1. serving to begin
   • "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
   • synonyms: first