noun
beginning
The first part or start of something.
The beginning of the trail is marked by a wooden sign.
Etymology
The inherited verb names starting. The noun can identify the act of starting or, by extension, the first stretch of the thing that starts.
More examples
- She rereads the beginning of the letter.
- The project had modest beginnings.
- We arrive just before the beginning of the performance.
Forms
beginning · beginnings