[ noun ]
■ the act of starting something
e.g.)
・he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
→
commencement
,
start
[ noun ]
■ the first part or section of something
e.g.)
・`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
[ noun ]
■ the event consisting of the start of something
e.g.)
・the beginning of the war
[ noun ]
■ the place where something begins, where it springs into being
e.g.)
・the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
→
origin
,
root
,
rootage
,
source
[ noun ]
■ the time at which something is supposed to begin
→
commencement
,
first
,
get-go
,
kickoff
,
offset
,
outset
,
showtime
,
start
,
starting time
[ adjective satellite ]
■ serving to begin
e.g.)
・the beginning canto of the poem
→
first
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