beginning
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
noun
- The first part or earliest stage of something.
- She made notes in the beginning of her notebook.
- The beginning of the project was the hardest part.
- At the beginning of the movie, the hero is a young boy.
- The time or place where something starts; the origin or source.
- Every great achievement has a small beginning.
- They traced the beginning of the tradition back to the 1800s.
- The river has its beginning in the mountains.
Antonyms
adjective
- Intended for or relating to people who are just starting to learn or do something; introductory.
- He took a beginning course in Spanish at the community center.
- She bought a beginning guitar book to learn chords.
- The class is for beginning swimmers who have never been in a pool.