beginning
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beginning¹
- /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ US, UK
- /ˈbɪ.ɡɪ.nɪŋɡ/ India
Where it comes from
From Middle English biginning, beginninge, beginnunge, equivalent to begin + -ing.
noun beginnings · begynnynge
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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.
Similar: commencing, start, starting, genesis
- That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
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That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
What was the beginning of the dispute?
Similar: origin, source, start, commencement
- The initial portion of some extended thing. The author describes the main character’s youth at the beginning of the story.
Similar: beginning, birth, font, fount, inauguration, initiation, launch, spring, springtime, onset, origination, youth · Opposite: conclusion, end, completion, finish
beginning²
- /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ US, UK
- /ˈbɪ.ɡɪ.nɪŋɡ/ India
Where it comes from
From Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing.
verb begynnynge
- present participle and gerund of begin He is beginning to read a new book.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: commencement, outset, start, origin, opening, offset, first, primary, basic, basal, early, elementary, source, kickoff, novice, abecedarian
noun
Similar: beginning, birth, font, fount, inauguration, initiation, launch, spring, springtime, onset, origination, youth · Opposite: conclusion, end, completion, finish
Translations
Every language
noun act of doing that which begins anything
| Español | comienzo, comenzamiento, principio, inicio, empiece, empiezo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시작 sijak, 처음 cheo'eum |
| 日本語 | 開始 kaishi, 到来 tōrai, 始まり hajimari |
| 中文 | 開始 /开始 kāishǐ |
| हिन्दी | आरम्भ ārambh, प्रारम्भ prārambh |
| Português | começo, início, princípio |
| Français | début, commencement |
| Deutsch | Anfang, Beginn |
| Ελληνικά | αρχή archí |
| Română | începere, început, inițiere, debut |
| Русский | нача́ло načálo |
| Tiếng Việt | phần đầu, bắt đầu |
| العربية | بِدَايَة bidāya |
noun that which is begun
| Español | comienzo, comenzamiento, principio, inicio, empiece, empiezo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आरम्भ ārambh |
| Português | começo, princípio |
| Français | début, ébauche |
| Deutsch | Angefangene, Begonnene |
| Română | început, debut, start |
| Русский | нача́ло načálo |
noun that which begins or originates something
| Español | comienzo, comenzamiento, principio, inicio, empiece, empiezo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 起源 kigen, 発端 hottan |
| 中文 | 起源 qǐyuán |
| हिन्दी | प्रारंभिक prārambhik |
| Português | originador, gerador |
| Français | début, commencement |
| Deutsch | Beginn |
| Italiano | inizio |
| Русский | нача́ло načálo, исто́чник istóčnik |
| العربية | بِدَايَة bidāya |
| עברית | התחלה hatkhala |
Talk about this word "beginning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beginning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beginning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beginning "beginning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beginning.Cite this
@misc{beginning_2026,
title = {beginning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beginning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
