transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪgɪnɪŋ ]
( beginnings)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
This was also the beginning of her recording career...
Think of this as a new beginning.
= start
≠ end
N-COUNT : usu sing
2.
The beginnings of something are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
N-PLURAL : usu the N , oft N of n
3.
The beginning of a period of time is the time at which it starts.
The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
≠ end
N-SING : the N
4.
The beginning of a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
≠ end
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N of n
5.
If you talk about the beginnings of a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
N-PLURAL : usu with supp