Meaning

4 senses
  1. (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.

    Anfang, Beginn

    нача́лоnačálo

    поча́токpočátok

  2. (countable, uncountable)That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

    Angefangene, Begonnene

    нача́лоnačálo

  3. (countable, uncountable)That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.

    What was the beginning of the dispute?

    Beginn

    нача́лоnačálo, исто́чникistóčnik

  4. (countable, uncountable)The initial portion of some extended thing.

    The author describes the main character’s youth at the beginning of the story.

    That house is at the beginning of the street.

    Anfang

    нача́лоnačálo

    поча́токpočátok

More definitions
  • the act of starting something
  • the first part or section of something
  • the event consisting of the start of something
  • the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Examples

971 sentences
  1. I'm beginning to not like you.

    Ти мені починаєш не подобатися.

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  2. The temperature is beginning to drop.

    Температура починає падати.

    deDie Temperatur beginnt zu sinken.

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  3. I'm beginning to lose my hearing.

    Я починаю втрачати слух.

    ruЯ начинаю терять слух.

    deIch werde schwerhörig.

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  4. How difficult was it at the beginning?

    Наскільки це було важко спочатку?

    ruНасколько сложно это было в начале?

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  5. Tom was beginning to realize what was going on.

    Том починав усвідомлювати, що відбувається.

    ruТом начинал осознавать, что происходит.

    deLangsam begriff Tom, was vor sich ging.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of doing that which begins anything:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of doing that which begins anything:
that which begins or originates something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of doing that which begins anything:
that which is begun:

Origin

From Middle English biginning, beginninge, beginnunge, equivalent to begin + -ing.

From Middle English biginning, beginninge, beginnunge, equivalent to begin + -ing.

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Forms

plural: beginnings
Singularbeginning
Pluralbeginnings

regular

Synonyms

33 synonyms
act of doing that which begins anything:startA1startinggenesiscommencing
that which is begun, rudiment or element:elementB1embryorudiment
that which begins or originates something:originB1sourceA2commencement
initial portion of some extended thing:headA1morningA1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
act of doing that which begins anything:conclusionB1endA1
endingmiddle

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is beginning to
  • beginning to feel
  • from the beginning
  • at the beginning
  • beginning to get
  • the beginning of
  • beginning to believe
  • beginning to lose
  • beginning to end
  • beginning to understand
  • is just beginning
  • beginning to worry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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