Definition of beginning

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• beginning is a valid US Scrabble word with a point value of 13
• beginning is a valid UK Scrabble word with a point value of 13
• beginning is a valid Words With Friends word with a point value of 19

Meanings

Noun

• the event consisting of the start of something
• the time at which something is supposed to begin
• the first part or section of something
• the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• the act of starting something

Verb

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
• set in motion, cause to start
• begin to speak or say; he began
• be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
• have a beginning, of a temporal event
• have a beginning characterized in some specified way
• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
• achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
• begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

Adjective Satellite

• serving to begin

Synonyms

• set_about
• first
• origin
• rootage
• source
• get
• start_out
• beginning
• lead_off
• outset
• offset
• starting_time
• get-go
• get_down
• commence
• root
• begin
• set_out
• showtime
• kickoff
• commencement
• start

Antonyms

• middle
• ending
• end
• finish