beginning

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noun start of an event or action

adjective. basic

noun. becoming alive

noun. boundary; frontier

noun. boundary; frontier

late 12c., "time when something begins," from begin. Meaning "act of starting something" is from early 13c. The Old English word was fruma.

He was beginning to be more afraid and more distrustful of his nephew than ever.

In the private car the little party was beginning its own journey Eastward.

His spirits rose, and he felt that life was just beginning for him.

In the beginning each little village had possessed a god of its own.

In the beginning, a star, when drawn with a nail into a brick looked as follows.

Beginning of the struggle between Indo-Europeans and Semites.

Honestly, now, I feel as if I was beginning life over again.

And let there be no misunderstanding—we are going to begin to act, beginning today.

It would have interfered with her relations with Austin, which were beginning to be exciting.

Small boys and girls, returning from school, were beginning to play.