Beginning Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Beginning

Meaning 1 : serving to begin

    Example : the beginning canto of the poem

    Synonyms : first
Meaning 2 : the time at which something is supposed to begin

    Synonyms : commencement,  first,  get-go,  kickoff,  offset,  outset,  showtime,  start,  starting time
Meaning 3 : the place where something begins, where it springs into being

    Example : the Italian beginning of the Renaissance

    Synonyms : origin,  root,  rootage,  source
Meaning 4 : the act of starting something

    Example : he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

    Synonyms : commencement,  start
Meaning 5 : the event consisting of the start of something

    Example : the beginning of the war

Meaning 6 : the first part or section of something

    Example : `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story

Beginning Antonyms