DICTOMETER

BEGINNING

(begin, beginning, comenzar, empezar, ponerse, principiar, comienzo, inicio, principio, begynne, starte, begynnelse)

1. Synonyms:
   • Beginning
   Definitions:
   • the event consisting of the start of something
   Examples:
   • The beginning of the war
   Antonyms:
   ending, conclusion, finish
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Beginning
   • Commencement
   • First
   • Outset
   • Get-go
   • Start
   • Kickoff
   • Starting time
   • Showtime
   • Offset
   Definitions:
   • the time at which something is supposed to begin
   Examples:
   • They got an early start
   • She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
   Antonyms:
   middle Antonym of end (Sense 2)Antonyms:
   end, ending
   
   
   
   • Synonyms:
     • Beginning
     Definitions:
     • the first part or section of something
     Examples:
     • `It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story
     Antonyms:
     middle Antonym of end (Sense 5)Antonyms:
     end
     
     
     
     • Synonyms:
       • Beginning
       • Origin
       • Root
       • Rootage
       • Source
       Definitions:
       • the place where something begins, where it springs into being
       Examples:
       • The Italian beginning of the Renaissance
       • Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
       • Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
       • Communism's Russian root
       
       
     • Synonyms:
       • Beginning
       • Start
       • Commencement
       Definitions:
       • the act of starting something
       Examples:
       • He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
       
       

1. Synonyms:
   • Get down
   • Begin
   • Get
   • Start out
   • Start
   • Set about
   • Set out
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   Examples:
   • We began working at dawn
   • Who will start?
   • Get working as soon as the sun rises!
   • The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
   • He began early in the day
   • Let's get down to work now
   Antonyms:
   end, terminate
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Start
   Definitions:
   • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   Examples:
   • The DMZ begins right over the hill
   • The second movement begins after the Allegro
   • Prices for these homes start at $250,000
   Antonyms:
   end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Lead off
   • Start
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • set in motion, cause to start
   Examples:
   • The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
   • The Iraqis began hostilities
   • Begin a new chapter in your life
   Antonyms:
   end, terminate
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   Definitions:
   • begin to speak or say
   Examples:
   • Now listen, friends, he began
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   Definitions:
   • be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
   Examples:
   • The number `one' begins the sequence
   • A terrible murder begins the novel
   • The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   Definitions:
   • have a beginning, of a temporal event
   Examples:
   • WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
   • The company's Asia tour begins next month
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Start
   Definitions:
   • have a beginning characterized in some specified way
   Examples:
   • The novel begins with a murder
   • My property begins with the three maple trees
   • Her day begins with a workout
   • The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Start
   Definitions:
   • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
   Examples:
   • Begin a cigar
   • She started the soup while it was still hot
   • We started physics in 10th grade
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   Definitions:
   • achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
   Examples:
   • This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation
   • You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Begin
    Definitions:
    • begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
    Examples:
    • She began Russian at an early age
    • We started French in fourth grade
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Beginning
   • First
   Definitions:
   • serving to begin
   Examples:
   • The beginning canto of the poem
   • The first verse
   Antonyms:
   • Closing