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Definition of Beginning

Beginning
Begin Be*gin", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began, Begun; p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See Gin to begin.] 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope. 2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. ``Tears began to flow.' --Dryden. When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii. 12.
Beginning
Beginning Be*gin"ning, n. 1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. --Gen. i. 1. 2. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. I am . . . the beginning and the ending. --Rev. i. 8. 3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element. Mighty things from small beginnings grow. --Dryden. 4. Enterprise. ``To hinder our beginnings.' --Shak. Syn: Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.

Meaning of Beginning from wikipedia

- Look up beginning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Beginning may refer to: Beginning, an album by Pakho Chau Beginning (play), a 2017 play by David...
- In the Beginning may refer to: "In the beginning" (phrase), a phrase in the Bible verses of Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 In the Beginning (novel), a novel...
- "The Beginning..." is the series finale of the American television series Gotham, based on the DC Comics characters Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne. It is...
- "At the Beginning" is a song by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, released as the first single from the Anastasia soundtrack. It was released as a CD and...
- "The Beginnings" is a 1917 poem by the English writer Rudyard Kipling. The poem is about how the English people, although naturally peaceful, slowly become...
- Look up beginning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Beginning may refer to: "The Beginning" (Eureka Seven) "The Beginning...", an episode of Gotham...
- Look up beginnings in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Beginnings may refer to: Beginnings (collection), a 1988 collection of short stories and poems by...
- Baahubali: The Beginning is a 2015 Indian epic action film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli, and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni...
- In the Beginning is a 2000 American two-part biblical television miniseries directed by Kevin Connor. It stars Martin Landau and Jacqueline Bisset and...
- The Bible: In the Beginning... (Italian: La Bibbia, lit. 'The Bible') is a 1966 religious epic film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John...