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beginning

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi gining)

From the verb begin: (⇒ conjugate)
beginning is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "beginning"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "beginning" in context.

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begin

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
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  1. begin to [see, understand]
  2. begin to feel [threatened, depressed, joy]
  3. I'm beginning to get [annoyed, anxious, tired]
  4. began to [wonder, think, cry]
  5. begin to make [amends, a difference, progress]
  6. began [crying, walking, playing]
  7. begin working [on, at]
  8. begin at [noon, 3:00, sunrise]
  9. begin in [December]
  10. begin on [Monday]
  11. begin by [saying, looking, asking, considering]
  12. (let me) begin by [saying, thanking]
  13. don't know where to begin
  14. [ready, scheduled] to begin
  15. before we (can) begin
  16. a new [day, chapter] begins
  17. the [movie, story, book] begins with
  18. begins with [a vowel, a consonant, an "S"]
  19. [a word, something] beginning with ["G", a vowel]
  20. [the title, her surname, it] begins with [a vowel]
  21. begin [development, work] on
  22. [work] has begun (on)
  23. begin a [discussion, investigation]
  24. begin your [career, research, studies]
  25. begin something new
  26. life begins at 40
  27. it's beginning to look [like, a lot like, as though]
  28. begin (all over) again
'beginning' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "beginning" in the title:

" really " at the beginning of a sentence - English Only forum
... beginning/starting from PI and ending with/till/up to .. - English Only forum
'After the class' at the beginning or end? - English Only forum
'Even at this point' at the beginning of a sentence - English Only forum
'exactly' at the beginning of a question - English Only forum
'for' to show purpose at the beginning of a sentence - English Only forum
'However' beginning a sentence. - English Only forum
'That' at the beginning of the sentence - English Only forum
'there' at the beginning of a sentence - English Only forum
'To' fulfil the main objective ... [beginning a sentence with 'to'] - English Only forum
'While ...ing' at the beginning of the sentence - English Only forum
Beginning in the late nineteenth century’ - English Only forum
“somewhere” at the beginning of a sentence - English Only forum
“Until” at the beginning of a sentence - English Only forum
[A] pronunciation at the beginning(always,also-again,awesome - English Only forum
[Certain phenomenon] dates back to the beginning of the second N. Maduro's term in office in 2019. - English Only forum
[Y] at the beginning of a sentence when written by a pen or pencil. - English Only forum
a / an honest boy || Indefinite article + adjectives beginning with "h" - English Only forum
a bad beginning of a year for me - English Only forum
a beginning literature on - English Only forum
a cleft sentence beginning with ‘It has been’ - English Only forum
a few weeks after beginning treatment - English Only forum
A full moon was beginning to rise and <peer><peek> through the upper edges of the fog - English Only forum
A new beginning - English Only forum
a quotation, coming from near the beginning of… - English Only forum
A Report/Document written at the beginning of an inspection - English Only forum
a story without an [a] beginning or end - English Only forum
A table filled by a teacher at the beginning/end of a lesson - English Only forum
A/an: huge (and other words beginning with h) - English Only forum
About + noun (at the beginning of a sentence) - English Only forum
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