beginning

Pronunciation

• enPR: /bĭgĭn'ĭng/, IPA ^(key): /bɪˈgɪn.ɪŋ/
• SAMPA: /bI"gIn.IN/

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Noun

Singular beginning

Plural beginnings

1. The beginning of something is where it starts from.
2. The beginning is the first part of something.

   The beginning of the book introduced all the main characters.

Verb

Plain form begin

Third-person singular begins

Past tense began

Past participle begun

Present participle beginning

1. The present participle of begin.

   It's beginning to get dark so you better come in soon.

   She's been running 3 days a week for almost a month and she's finally beginning to lose some weight.