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beginning

the act of starting something.

Related Terms

  • beginning (v): to take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
    Synonyms: beginning, begin, began, begins, strike out, get down "Let's get down to work now", getting, get, got, gets "Let's get down to work now", start out, starting, start, started, starts "Who will start?", set about, set out, commencing, commence, commenced, commences
  • beginning (v): to set in motion, cause to start.
    Synonyms: beginning, begin, began, begins "begin a new chapter in your life", lead off, starting, start, started, starts "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East", commencing, commence, commenced, commences
  • starting (v): to get off the ground.
    Synonyms: starting, start, started, starts "Who started this company?", start up, embark on, commencing, commence, commenced, commences
  • starting (v): to begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job.
    Synonyms: starting, start, started, starts "start a new job", take up
  • beginning (v): to begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.
    Synonyms: beginning, begin, began, begins "begin a cigar", starting, start, started, starts "She started the soup while it was still hot"
  • beginning (v): to have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.
    Synonyms: beginning, begin, began, begins "The DMZ begins right over the hill", starting, start, started, starts "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
  • beginning (v): to have a beginning characterized in some specified way.
    Synonyms: beginning, begin, began, begins "The novel begins with a murder", starting, start, started, starts
  • starting (v): to play in the starting lineup.
    Synonyms: starting, start, started, starts

Keywords and Synonyms

  • beginning "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations", start, commencement


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