beginning /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/noun 4adjective 1forms 1 noun4 •the first part of something, such as a story, a day or a tripThe author describes the main character’s youth at the beginning of the story.That house is at the beginning of the street. •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. •That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.What was the beginning of the dispute? •That which is begun; a rudiment or element. adjective1 •Being the first portion of some extended thing. formsbeginnings
