Beginning | Mean of beginning in English Dictionary

/bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/

• Noun
• the point or time at which something begins
1. He has been working there since the beginning of the year.
2. A poem was recited at the beginning of the wedding ceremony.
3. It was clear from the (very) beginning that she would eventually succeed.
4. The company was very small in the beginning [=when it began], but it eventually became a giant corporation.
5. The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage. [=the argument was the start of a series of events that led to the end of their marriage]
• the first part of something
1. Go back to the beginning of the song.
2. We were late, so we missed the beginning of the movie.
3. The changes that have been made so far are just/only the beginning. There are many more changes still to come.
• an early stage or period
1. I have the beginnings of a sore throat. [=my throat is starting to feel sore]

• the origins or background of a person or thing
1. He came from humble beginnings.
2. the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse
3. The organization had its beginnings [=began] in a small Midwestern town.
• involving or learning about the simple or basic parts of a subject
1. beginning mathematics
2. The school has courses for beginning [=elementary], intermediate, and advanced students.