English

rank|deal|distance|thinking|627|beginning|unless|seeing|won't

Alternative spellings
begynnynge (obsolete)

Etymology
Verbal noun of term|begin.

Pronunciation
AHD|/bĭgĭn'ĭng/, IPA|/bɪ�gɪn.ɪ�/, SAMPA|/bI"gIn.IN/
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Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable 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 first cause; origin; source.
4. The initial portion of some extended thing.

#: in the beginning of the story
#: The house you want is down at the beginning of the street
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Synonyms
(act of doing that which begins anything): commencing, start, starting
(that which is begun; rudiment or element): element, embryo, rudiment
(that which begins or originates something): origin, source, start
(initial portion of some extended thing): head, start

Translations
trans-top|act of doing that which begins anything
French: début m, commencement m
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Kurdish: KUchar|د��ستپ�کرد�
Lithuanian: pradžia f, prad�jimas m, debiutas m,
Malayalam: ത������ (thutakkam), �ര�ഭ� (aarambham)
Polish: t|pl|pocz�tek|m
Russian: на�ало n
Slovene: za�etek m
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trans-top|that which is begun
Dutch: begin n
French: début m, ébauche f
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German: Angefangene n, Begonnene n
Malayalam: ത������ (thutakkam), �ര�ഭ� (aarambham)
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trans-top|that which begins or originates something
Dutch: begin n, aanvang m
French: début m, commencement m
German: Beginn m
Hebrew: �ת��� (hatkhala) f
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Icelandic: byrjun f
Italian: inizio m
Kurdish: KUchar|س��ر��تا��
Malayalam: ത������ (thutakkam), �ര�ഭ� (aarambham)
Old English: frymþu f
Polish: t|pl|pocz�tek|m
Slovene: za�etek m, izvor m
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trans-top|initial portion of some extended thing
Czech: za�átek m
Dutch: begin m
French: début m
trans-mid
German: Anfang m
Kurdish: KUchar|س��ر��تا��
Malayalam: ത������ (thutakkam), �ര�ഭ� (aarambham)
Polish: t|pl|pocz�tek|m
Slovene: za�etek m, pri�etek m
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Korean: �� (sijak)
ttbc|Spanish: comienzo m, principio m
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రార�భ� (praaraMbhaM), మ�దల� (modalu)

Verb
beginning

1. present participle of|begin

#: He is beginning to read a new book.

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Synonyms
commencing
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Translations

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Portuguese: començando
Spanish: comenzando, empezando

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Adjective
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1. informal Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing

#: in the beginning paragraph of the chapter
#: in the beginning section of the course

Synonyms
first
initial

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