BEGINNING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of starting something
   Synonym(s)
   • commencement (what does commencement mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
   Hypernyms(s) beginning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of state (what does change of state mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • finishing (what does finishing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • springboard (what does springboard mean?)
   • jumping-off point (what does jumping-off point mean?)
   • point of departure (what does point of departure mean?)
   • activation (what does activation mean?)
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
   • tone-beginning (what does tone-beginning mean?)
   • constitution (what does constitution mean?)
   • establishment (what does establishment mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • organization (what does organization mean?)
   • organisation (what does organisation mean?)
   • Creation (what does Creation mean?)
   • introduction (what does introduction mean?)
   • debut (what does debut mean?)
   • first appearance (what does first appearance mean?)
   • launching (what does launching mean?)
   • unveiling (what does unveiling mean?)
   • entry (what does entry mean?)
   • face-off (what does face-off mean?)
   • first step (what does first step mean?)
   • initiative (what does initiative mean?)
   • opening move (what does opening move mean?)
   • opening (what does opening mean?)
   • groundbreaking (what does groundbreaking mean?)
   • groundbreaking ceremony (what does groundbreaking ceremony mean?)
   • housing start (what does housing start mean?)
   • icebreaker (what does icebreaker mean?)
   • inauguration (what does inauguration mean?)
   • startup (what does startup mean?)
   • initiation (what does initiation mean?)
   • founding (what does founding mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • institution (what does institution mean?)
   • origination (what does origination mean?)
   • creation (what does creation mean?)
   • innovation (what does innovation mean?)
   • introduction (what does introduction mean?)
   • instauration (what does instauration mean?)
   • installation (what does installation mean?)
   • installing (what does installing mean?)
   • installment (what does installment mean?)
   • instalment (what does instalment mean?)
   • jump ball (what does jump ball mean?)
   • kickoff (what does kickoff mean?)
   • resumption (what does resumption mean?)
   • recommencement (what does recommencement mean?)
   • scrum (what does scrum mean?)
   • scrummage (what does scrummage mean?)
   • startup (what does startup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • start up (what does start up mean?)
   • embark on (what does embark on mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • start out (what does start out mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • start up (what does start up mean?)
   • embark on (what does embark on mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • originate (what does originate mean?)
   • initiate (what does initiate mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • start out (what does start out mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • start out (what does start out mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the first part or section of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • `It was a dark and stormy night” is a hackneyed beginning for a story
   Hypernyms(s) beginning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • section (what does section mean?)
   • division (what does division mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • middle (what does middle mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the event consisting of the start of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • the beginning of the war
   Hypernyms(s) beginning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • casus belli (what does casus belli mean?)
   • emergence (what does emergence mean?)
   • egress (what does egress mean?)
   • issue (what does issue mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • origination (what does origination mean?)
   • inception (what does inception mean?)
   • genesis (what does genesis mean?)
   • generation (what does generation mean?)
   • ground floor (what does ground floor mean?)
   • emergence (what does emergence mean?)
   • outgrowth (what does outgrowth mean?)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • creation (what does creation mean?)
   • conception (what does conception mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   Synonym(s)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • rootage (what does rootage mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) beginning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • derivation (what does derivation mean?)
   • spring (what does spring mean?)
   • fountainhead (what does fountainhead mean?)
   • headspring (what does headspring mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • headwaters (what does headwaters mean?)
   • wellhead (what does wellhead mean?)
   • wellspring (what does wellspring mean?)
   • jumping-off place (what does jumping-off place mean?)
   • point of departure (what does point of departure mean?)
   • birthplace (what does birthplace mean?)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
   • place of origin (what does place of origin mean?)
   • provenance (what does provenance mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • point source (what does point source mean?)
   • trail head (what does trail head mean?)
   • trailhead (what does trailhead mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • originate (what does originate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the time at which something is supposed to begin
   Synonym(s)
   • commencement (what does commencement mean?)
   • first (what does first mean?)
   • get-go (what does get-go mean?)
   • kickoff (what does kickoff mean?)
   • offset (what does offset mean?)
   • outset (what does outset mean?)
   • showtime (what does showtime mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • starting time (what does starting time mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they got an early start
   • she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
   Hypernyms(s) beginning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • point in time (what does point in time mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • middle (what does middle mean?)
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • birth (what does birth mean?)
   • incipiency (what does incipiency mean?)
   • incipience (what does incipience mean?)
   • terminus a quo (what does terminus a quo mean?)
   • starting point (what does starting point mean?)
   • threshold (what does threshold mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • inaugurate (what does inaugurate mean?)
   • kick off (what does kick off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • start up (what does start up mean?)
   • embark on (what does embark on mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • originate (what does originate mean?)
   • initiate (what does initiate mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • start out (what does start out mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • set about (what does set about mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)