Meaning: beginning

-nɪŋn.
the event consisting of the start of somethingthe time at which something is supposed to beginthe first part or section of somethingthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingthe act of starting something
adj.
serving to beginbɪ'gɪn
n.
Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
v.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an actionhave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative senseset in motion, cause to startbegin to speak or saybe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a serieshave a beginning, of a temporal eventhave a beginning characterized in some specified waybegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct objectachieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negativebegin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

beginning Idiom, Proverb

at the beginning

at the starting point of在…开头
They sang a song at the beginning of the meeting．会议开始时他们唱了一首歌。

from beginning to end

from first to last自始至终
The story was interesting from beginning to end．这个故事从头到尾都很有趣。

beginning of the end

Idiom(s): beginning of the end

Theme: ENDINGS

the start of the termination of something or of someone's death.
• When he stopped coughing and remained still, I knew it was the beginning of the end.
• The enormous federal deficit marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living is concerned.

A good beginning makes a good end.

If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well.

beginning of the end, the

beginning of the end, the
The start of a bad outcome (ruin, disaster, catastrophe, death), as in Joe's failing two of his courses was the beginning of the end; he dropped out soon afterward. This phrase, at first (16th century) used only to describe an approaching death, gained a new meaning after the French lost the battle of Leipzig in 1813 and Talleyrand said to Napoleon, “C'est le commencement de la fin” (“It's the beginning of the end”).

More Idioms/Phrases

beg, borrow, or steal begin beginner's luck beginning of the end, the behalf behavior behind