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Phonetics
/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
noun
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Example: What was the beginning of the dispute?The initial portion of some extended thing.
Example: That house is at the beginning of the street.Phonetics
/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
verb
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
Example: I began playing the piano at the age of five. Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.To be in the first stage of some situation
Example: The program begins at 9 o'clock on the dot. I rushed to get to class on time, but the lesson had already begun.To come into existence.
adjective
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
Example: in the beginning paragraph of the chapter