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beginning
adjectives
a new beginning
• The country needed a new government and a new beginning.
verbs
mark the beginning of something
( also signal/herald the beginning of something ) (= show that something is starting to happen )
• This event marked the beginning of a ten-year worldwide depression.
see the beginning of something
(= be the time when something important starts to happen )
• The 1970s saw the beginning of a technological revolution.
phrases
right at/from the beginning
(= used for emphasis )
• That’s what I suggested right at the beginning.
at/from the very beginning
(= used for emphasis )
• He had been lying to me from the very beginning.
start at the beginning
(= start a story or activity at the first part )
• Just start at the beginning and tell us exactly what happened.
from beginning to end
• The whole project was full of problems from beginning to end.
something is just/only the beginning
(= used to emphasize that many more things will happen )
• Signing the contract is just the beginning of a long process.
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beginning
the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time:
• The beginning of the movie is very violent. • Let’s go back to the beginning.
start
the beginning of something, or the way something begins:
• Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. • It was not a good start to the day. • The runners lined up for the start of the race.
commencement
formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts:
• the commencement of the academic year • the commencement of the contract
origin
the point from which something starts to exist:
• He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. • The tradition has its origins in medieval times.
the onset of something
the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather:
• the onset of winter • An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging.
dawn
literary the beginning of an important period of time in history:
• People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.
birth
the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives:
• the birth of democracy in South Africa • the birth of the environmental movement
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun ADJ. new She spoke of a new beginning for the nation. VERB + BEGINNING herald, mark This invention marked the beginning of the modern age. | see 2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth. PREP. at the ~ (of sth) I'm paid at the beginning of each month. | from the ~ Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning. | in the ~ In the beginning I found the course very difficult. PHRASES the beginning of the end That holiday together was the beginning of the end of our friendship. | early/first beginnings The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups. | from beginning to end The play was rubbish from beginning to end. | from humble/modest/small beginnings From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today. | the very beginning I disliked her from the very beginning.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
starting place:
Start at the beginning.
Simple Definitions