Meaning of 'beginning'

noun

the act of starting something

Example: "I was responsible for the beginning of negotiations."

Synonyms: start commencement

noun

the first part or section of something

Example: "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

noun

the event consisting of the start of something

Example: "the beginning of the war"

noun

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Example: "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"

Synonyms: source origin root rootage

noun

the time at which something is supposed to begin

Synonyms: first start commencement kickoff offset outset get-go starting time showtime

adjective

serving to begin

Synonyms: first