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" The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason."
Hal Borland

Meaning of "beginnings" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BEGINNINGS

bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEGINNINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beginnings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEGINNINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Beginnings

Beginnings may refer to: In music: ▪ BeginningsBeginningsBeginningsBeginningsBeginnings ▪ "Beginnings", a song by Chicago ▪ "Beginnings", a song by Mark Gormley In literature: ▪ Beginnings, a collection of short stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson ▪ Beginnings, a collection of short stories in the Worlds of Honor series in the Honorverse ▪ Beginnings: Geomancy, Builders' Rites and Electional Astrology in the European Tradition, a book by Nigel Pennick ▪ Beginnings: The Story of Origins, of Mankind, Life, the Earth, the Universe, a Big History book by Isaac Asimov In television: ▪ "Beginnings", the series premiere of Fraggle Rock ▪ "Beginnings", the series premiere of Spaced ▪ "Beginnings", the two-part series premiere of Power Rangers S.P.D. ▪ "Beginnings", a two-part second season episode of The Legend of Korra...

Definition of beginnings in the English dictionary

The definition of beginnings in the dictionary is early stages; first signs. Other definition of beginnings is family background.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEGINNINGS

adjoining · award-winning · bargaining · beginning · combining · declining · designing · determining · draining · entertaining · lining · mining · remaining · shining · signing · spinning · sustaining · training · unbeginning · winning

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEGINNINGS

begging bowl · begging letter · beggingly · Beghard · begift · begild · begin · beginner · beginning · beginningless · begird · begirdle · begirt · beglad · beglamour · beglerbeg · begloom · begnaw · bego · begoggled

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEGINNINGS

amornings · attachment of earnings · communings · complainings · earnings · evenings · export earnings · finings · gainings · gleanings · imaginings · immoral earnings · innings · Kings · mornings · Munnings · retained earnings · screenings · share earnings · underpinnings · winnings

Synonyms and antonyms of beginnings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEGINNINGS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «beginnings» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «beginnings» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BEGINNINGS

Find out the translation of beginnings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of beginnings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beginnings» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

开始
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inicios
570 millions of speakers
en

English

beginnings
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

शुरुआत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البدايات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

начала
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

começos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সূত্রপাত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

débuts
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Permulaan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Anfänge
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

始まり
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

시작
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wiwitan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khởi đầu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தொடக்கங்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सुरुवातीस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

baş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inizi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

początki
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

почала
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

începuturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαρχές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begynnelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begynnelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beginnings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGINNINGS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of beginnings
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «beginnings».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beginnings

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BEGINNINGS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beginnings.
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Paula Abdul
I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had.
2
Clay Aiken
I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.
3
Sparky Anderson
Good seasons start with good beginnings.
4
John Barton
To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that.
5
Tony Bates
I do come from fairly humble beginnings.
6
Hal Borland
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason.
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Hal Borland
The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.
8
Grant Bowler
I don't watch the beginnings of many series; I don't know why - maybe because I'm normally working.
9
William Throsby Bridges
We come to beginnings only at the end.
10
Candace Bushnell
I was incredibly determined - I wrote short stories, I wrote the beginnings of novels. I wrote a little children's book and sent it to the editor-in-chief of the children's division of Simon and Schuster and she asked me to write a little children's book for a series she was doing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGINNINGS»

Discover the use of beginnings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beginnings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby
This stunning collection of nursery d?cor, keepsakes, maternity wear, baby?s clothing, and more is all breathtakingly photographed as Anna Maria progresses through her pregnancy.
Anna Maria Horner, 2010
2
Beginnings
A collection of photographs celebrating the beginning of new life in all its forms, whether it is the soft surface of a dandelion, the comforting coziness of a bird's nest, or the sweet tranquility captured in a sleeping baby.
‎2010
3
Beginnings: The Sacred Design
Chapters in this book cover the following topics: the amazing number 144 and the numbers in the design of the New Jerusalem; the Great Pyramid, Stonehenge and Solomon's Temple display a common design that reveals the work of a Master ...
Bonnie Gaunt, 1999
4
One Writer's Beginnings
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author sketches her early life and discusses growing up in the South.
Eudora Welty, 1995
5
Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical ...
In this fine book, Peter Bouteneff presents a carefully researched and scholarly reading of early Christian readings of the creation account in Genesis.
Peter C. Bouteneff, 2008
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Beginnings: The Social and Affective Development of Black ...
Both primer and sourcebook, Beginnings: The Art and Science of Planning Psychotherapy fills a niche in the literature so admirably that clinicians will find it indispensible in planning humanely responsive treatment in an increasingly ...
Margaret Beale Spencer, Walter R. Allen, Geraldine K. Brookins, 1987
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Endings & Beginnings: A Story of Healing
'Endings & Beginnings' is Tlhabi's emotional journey back into her past to finally humanise this man whose hollowness mirrored her own and who was hated and abhorred by so many when he was alive.
Redi Tlhabi, 2013
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Black is for Beginnings
When Stacey, a college student and hereditary witch, again begins to have disturbing dreams about her former boyfriend and a little girl who was murdered years earlier, she knows that the dreams are trying to tell her something important, ...
Laurie Faria Stolarz, 2010
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Beginnings
Will Beth look to her heavenly Father to fill the emptiness within, or will her desperate quest for love shatter more than one heart? Beginnings is book 2 in the Sommerfeld Trilogy.
Kim Vogel Sawyer, 2009
10
Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: How to use meditation, ...
By applying established techniques from Deepak Chopra's internationally famous mind/body approach to the experience of pregnancy, childbirth and early infancy, Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives adds previously unexplored dimensions of ...
Deepak Chopra, David Simon, Vicki Abrams, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEGINNINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beginnings is used in the context of the following news items.
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Great Beginnings, Great Families conference kicks off Tuesday in …
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services will kick off the Great Beginnings, Great Families conference Tuesday at the ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
2
GBS grad, singer/songwriter focuses on 'New Beginnings'
"New Beginnings," which was released last month, includes the ... Browning said "New Beginnings" is very relatable and that listeners can ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Torrington Housing Authority asks to shift grant funds to New …
New Beginnings last year opened The Gathering Place, a support-services destination for homeless at 21 Prospect St. The organization is a ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
4
Spicy beginnings
Premium spice brand Catch launched three variants recently - Catch Paani Poori Masala, Catch Tea Masala and Catch Tandoori Masala. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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Alex McCool tells about the beginnings of Marshall Space Flight …
Huntsville, Ala. (WHNT) – The Marshall Space Flight Center just celebrated its 55th birthday on July the 1st. It joined NASA in 1960 just two ... «whnt.com, Jul 15»
6
A time to reflect on America's beginnings
While all of us are watching fireworks or taking part in a parade today, it helps to look back and see how this country was started. So we present ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
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Saturday Art: 'Tea Time' by Jean Metzinger – Beginnings of Cubism
The beginning of the movement in art called Cubism is sometimes ascribed to the display of the painting above right, by theorist and artist Jean ... «Firedoglake, Jul 15»
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New Beginnings kicks off Jobs for Youth Summer Program
With the help of the New Beginnings, she was able to secure a job, a place to live at Rossini Group Home, and later her own apartment at the ... «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
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#HoosGoingToHenley, Part Five: Bittersweet Endings, and New …
#HoosGoingToHenley, Part Five: Bittersweet Endings, and New Beginnings. High Tea with the Hoos. The following is the fifth installment of our ... «RowingRelated, Jul 15»
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Aetna, Humana: From Their Beginnings
The Aetna Fire Insurance Co. was founded in Hartford In 1819. Its name comes from Mount Etna, a volcano in Sicily. In 1847, Eliphalet Bulkeley ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
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