Beginning

//bᵻˈɡɪn.ɪŋ//

Synonyms for "beginning" (196 found)

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first
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first

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Adjective(1 words)
initial

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similar

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Translations

274 translations across 83 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • fillim noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • nis noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • zanafillë noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • ze noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀρχή noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Arabic

3 entries
  • بِدَايَة noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • بِدَايَة noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • بِدَايَة noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Armenian

4 entries
  • սկզբնապատճառ noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • սկիզբ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • սկիզբ noun (that which is begun)
  • սկիզբ noun (that which begins or originates something)

Asturian

4 entries
  • aniciu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • comienzu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • empiezu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • entamu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Avar

1 entries
  • авал noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • əvvəl noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Basque

1 entries
  • hasiera noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • пача́так noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • изто́чник noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • нача́ло noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • нача́ло noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • наче́нки noun (that which is begun)

Burmese

3 entries
  • ကနဦး noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • အစ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • အာဒိ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Catalan

3 entries
  • començament noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • inici noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • principi noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • دەستپێکردن noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • سەرەتایی noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • سەرەتایی noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 起源 noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • 開始 /开始 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Czech

4 entries
  • počátek noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • počátek noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • začátek noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • začátek noun (that which begins or originates something)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aanvang noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • begin noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • begin noun (that which is begun)
  • begin noun (that which begins or originates something)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • komenco noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Estonian

3 entries
  • algus noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • algus noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • alustamine noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Finnish

4 entries
  • alkaminen noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • alku noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • alku noun (that which is begun)
  • alku noun (that which begins or originates something)

French

4 entries
  • commencement noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • commencement noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • début noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • début noun (that which is begun)

Galician

4 entries
  • comezo noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • comezo noun (that which is begun)
  • empezo noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • inicio noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Georgian

2 entries
  • დასაწყისი noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • დაწყება noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

German

4 entries
  • Anfang noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • Anfang noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • Angefangene noun (that which is begun)
  • Beginn noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Gothic

3 entries
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Greek

1 entries
  • αρχή noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Haitian Creole

2 entries
  • kòmansman noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • kòmansman noun (that which begins or originates something)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • התחלה noun (that which begins or originates something)

Hindi

4 entries
  • आरम्भ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • आरम्भ noun (that which is begun)
  • प्रारंभिक noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • प्रारंभिक noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • (valami) eleje noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • kezdemény noun (that which is begun)
  • kezdet noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • kezdet noun (that which begins or originates something)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • Aanfang noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • byrjun noun (that which begins or originates something)

Ido

1 entries
  • komenco noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • comenciamento noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Irish

1 entries
  • tosach noun (that which begins or originates something)

Italian

1 entries
  • inizio noun (that which begins or originates something)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 到来 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • 始まり noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • 発端 noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • 起源 noun (that which begins or originates something)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ការចាប់ផ្ដើម noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Korean

2 entries
  • 시작 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • 처음 noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Ladino

4 entries
  • empesijo noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • impisiju noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • precipio noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • principio (Monastir) noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Latin

4 entries
  • initiālis adj (being to the first portion of something)
  • principiālis adj (being to the first portion of something)
  • exordium noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • initium noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Latvian

1 entries
  • sākums noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • debiutas noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • pradėjimas noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • pradžia noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • pradžia noun (that which begins or originates something)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • почеток noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • ആരംഭം noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • ആരംഭം noun (that which is begun)
  • ആരംഭം noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • ആരംഭം noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᡩᡝᡵᡳᠪᡠᠨ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠨ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Mauritian Creole

1 entries
  • komansman noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Middle French

1 entries
  • commencement noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Māori

3 entries
  • atinga noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • tīmatanga noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • tīmatatanga noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Norman

1 entries
  • c'menchement noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • destpêkirin noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • begynnelse noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • begynnelse noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • begynnelse noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Occitan

2 entries
  • començament noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • principi noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Odia

1 entries
  • ଆରମ୍ଭ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Old English

1 entries
  • frymþu noun (that which begins or originates something)

Old French

1 entries
  • comencement noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • kuminsamentu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Pennsylvania German

4 entries
  • Aabeginn noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • Aabeginn noun (that which is begun)
  • Aabeginn noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • Aabeginn noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Aunfank noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Polish

3 entries
  • początek noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • początek noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • początek noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • começo noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • começo noun (that which is begun)
  • começo noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • gerador noun (that which begins or originates something)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਸ਼ੁਰੂ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Quechua

1 entries
  • qallariy noun (that which begins or originates something)

Romagnol

1 entries
  • prinzipi noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Romanian

4 entries
  • debut noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • debut noun (that which is begun)
  • debut noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • inițiere noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Romansch

4 entries
  • antschatta noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • antscheata noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • entschatta noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • prinzipi noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Russian

4 entries
  • исто́чник noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • нача́ло noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • нача́ло noun (that which is begun)
  • нача́ло noun (that which begins or originates something)

Sanskrit

4 entries
  • आद noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • आद noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • आदि noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • आरम्भ noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • toiseach noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • toiseach noun (that which is begun)
  • toiseach noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • toiseach noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • početak noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • početak noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • početak noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • počinjanje noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Slovak

2 entries
  • počiatok noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • začiatok noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Slovene

4 entries
  • izvor noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • pričetek noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • začetek noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • začetek noun (that which begins or originates something)

Spanish

4 entries
  • comienzo noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • comienzo noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • empezamiento noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • empezamiento noun (that which begins or originates something)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • bigin noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Swedish

4 entries
  • begynnelse noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • början noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • början noun (that which is begun)
  • början noun (that which begins or originates something)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • simula noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • simula noun (that which is begun)
  • simula noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • umpisa noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Tamil

4 entries
  • தொடக்க adj (being to the first portion of something)
  • ஆதி noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • ஆரம்பம் noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • தொடக்கம் noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Telugu

4 entries
  • ప్రారంభం noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • ప్రారంభం noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • ప్రారంభం noun (initial portion of some extended thing)
  • మొదలు noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Thai

1 entries
  • การเริ่ม noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Turkish

4 entries
  • başlanan noun (that which is begun)
  • başlangıç noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • başlangıç noun (that which begins or originates something)
  • başlangıç noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • поча́ток noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • поча́ток noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • bắt đầu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • phần đầu noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • đầu noun (initial portion of some extended thing)

Walloon

2 entries
  • kimince noun (act of doing that which begins anything)
  • kiminçmint noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אָנהייב noun (act of doing that which begins anything)

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When you're beginning to look like the photo in your passport, you should go on a holiday.

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We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility for it.

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Your sense of humor is beginning to exert itself.

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The flowers are beginning to grow and everything is becoming green.

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