beginning

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Begin Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. Source: opted

4. n. That which is begun; a rudiment or element. Source: opted

5. n. Enterprise. Source: opted

6. adj. serving to begin Source: wordnet

7. n. the event consisting of the start of something Source: wordnet

8. n. the time at which something is supposed to begin Source: wordnet

9. n. the first part or section of something Source: wordnet

10. n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being Source: wordnet

11. n. the act of starting something Source: wordnet

12. 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. Source: webster

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