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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Begin \Be*gin"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began, Begun; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Beginning.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D.
     & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna,
     Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See
     Gin to begin.]
     1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to
        take rise; to commence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to
        enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or
        state of being, or course of action; to take the first
        step; to start. ``Tears began to flow.'' --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii.
                                                    12.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Beginning \Be*gin"ning\, n.
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In the beginning God created the heaven and the
              earth.                                --Gen. i. 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which begins or originates something; the first
        cause; origin; source.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I am . . . the beginning and the ending. --Rev. i.
                                                    8.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mighty things from small beginnings grow. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Enterprise. ``To hinder our beginnings.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset;
          foundation.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Begin \Be*gin"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began, Begun; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Beginning.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D.
     & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna,
     Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See
     Gin to begin.]
     1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to
        take rise; to commence.
  
              Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope.
  
     2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to
        enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or
        state of being, or course of action; to take the first
        step; to start. ``Tears began to flow.'' --Dryden.
  
              When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii.
                                                    12.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Beginning \Be*gin"ning\, n.
     1. 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.
  
              In the beginning God created the heaven and the
              earth.                                --Gen. i. 1.
  
     2. That which begins or originates something; the first
        cause; origin; source.
  
              I am . . . the beginning and the ending. --Rev. i.
                                                    8.
  
     3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
  
              Mighty things from small beginnings grow. --Dryden.
  
     4. Enterprise. ``To hinder our beginnings.'' --Shak.
  
     Syn: Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset;
          foundation.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  beginning
       adj : serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the
             first verse" [syn: beginning(a), first]
       n 1: the event consisting of the start of something; "the
            beginning of the war" [ant: ending]
       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" [syn: commencement, first, outset, get-go,
           start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset]
          [ant: middle, end]
       3: the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and
          stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" [ant:
          middle, end]
       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"
          [syn: origin, root, rootage, source]
       5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the
          beginning of negotiations" [syn: start, commencement]
          [ant: finish]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  beginning
       See begin

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     Αγγλικά n.
     αρχή, τοπική ή χρονική αφετηρία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     n.
     1 (lb en 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 source or first
  cause.
     4 The initial portion of some extended thing.
     a.
     (lb en informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended
  thing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en begin nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     n.
     1 (lb en 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 source or first
  cause.
     4 The initial portion of some extended thing.
     a.
     (lb en informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended
  thing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en begin nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     n.
     1 (lb en 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 source or first
  cause.
     4 The initial portion of some extended thing.
     a.
     (lb en informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended
  thing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en begin nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     n.
     1 (lb en 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 source or first
  cause.
     4 The initial portion of some extended thing.
     a.
     (lb en informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended
  thing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en begin nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     Englanti n.
     alku
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b egin ning)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  beginning
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en begin ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     början; där något börjar
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb begin)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  beginning /bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ/
  1. aanvang, begin

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Beginning /bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ/
  البداية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  beginning //bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ// 
  1. нача́ло 2.
  act of doing that which begins anything
   3.
  initial portion of some extended thing
  2. изто́чник
  that which begins or originates something
  3. наченки
  that which is begun