be·gin·ning
bi-ˈgi-niŋ 
bē-
2
: the first part
We missed the beginning of the movie.
4
: a rudimentary stage or early period
—usually used in plural
the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse
She came from humble beginnings.
1
: just starting out
a beginning writer
2
a
: being first or the first part
the beginning chapters
b
: introductory
beginning chemistry
Examples of beginning in a Sentence
Noun
Go back to the beginning of the song.
We were late, so we missed the beginning of the movie.
The changes that have been made so far are just the beginning. There are many more changes still to come.
He came from humble beginnings.
the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse
Adjective
the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I
a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors
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Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
What led people to that conclusion was a shot of a laptop showing a gambling site at the beginning of the video; also visible was the shadow of another person seen in the window reflections, which many alleged was the drone pilot himself.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
One source said that at the beginning Trump was reluctant to hold the meeting, but eventually agreed.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
At the beginning of the Olympics, for the U.S., there were no stakes.
—Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
What led people to that conclusion was a shot of a laptop showing a gambling site at the beginning of the video; also visible was the shadow of another person seen in the window reflections, which many alleged was the drone pilot himself.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
In this case, the planetesimal that was the beginning stage of Earth didn’t drop its MVEs at the start of its development.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
One source said that at the beginning Trump was reluctant to hold the meeting, but eventually agreed.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beginning. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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