Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: beginning
IPA transcription: [bɪɡ'ɪnɪŋ]
Pronunciations of beginning
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: beginning(a), first
    Meaning: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: beginning
    Meaning: the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
  • Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset
    Meaning: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
  • Synonyms: beginning
    Meaning: the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
  • Synonyms: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
    Meaning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
  • Synonyms: beginning, start, commencement
    Meaning: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
Usage examples
  • It is the beginning!
  • The sonnet beginning
  • This was his beginning.
  • It is but the beginning!
  • It is just beginning...."
  • Everything has a beginning.
  • Hush! the music is beginning.'
  • It is the end and the beginning.
  • It was the beginning of the end.
  • "These things are only a beginning.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George H. W. Bush, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Royal Maundy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Buzz Out Loud, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Liturgy of the Hours, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Luka Magnotta, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mount Pinatubo, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording BDSM, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Parallel computing, License CC BY-SA 4.0