beginning

3 definitions • 4 examples

the first part of something or the start of something:

Notes on how to use this dictionary can be found at the beginning of the book.

She sat down and read the book straight through from beginning to end.

I enjoyed my job at/in the beginning (= when I started it), but I'm bored with it now.

the origin of something, or the place, time, or way in which something started:

The city had its beginnings in Roman times.

the first part of something that continues