Meaning
1 senses(informal, not comparable)Being the first portion of some extended thing.
in the beginning paragraph of the chapter
in the beginning section of the course
- serving to begin
Examples
971 sentencesI'm beginning to not like you.
Ти мені починаєш не подобатися. — deniko
The temperature is beginning to drop.
Температура починає падати. — deniko
deDie Temperatur beginnt zu sinken. — carlosalberto
I'm beginning to lose my hearing.
Я починаю втрачати слух. — deniko
ruЯ начинаю терять слух. — Ooneykcall
deIch werde schwerhörig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How difficult was it at the beginning?
Наскільки це було важко спочатку? — deniko
ruНасколько сложно это было в начале? — marafon
Tom was beginning to realize what was going on.
Том починав усвідомлювати, що відбувається. — deniko
ruТом начинал осознавать, что происходит. — marafon
deLangsam begriff Tom, was vor sich ging. — raggione
Origin
From Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only asFrom Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsCollocations
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