beginning
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Sense: Noun: time when sth begins
Synonyms:
start Collocations, starting point, outset Collocations, onset Collocations, day one, the word go , first stage, dawn Collocations, birth Collocations, commencement, inception Collocations, cradle Collocations, creation Collocations, nascence, incipience, very beginning, the beginning of time, the get-go , kickoff
Sense: Noun: origin
Synonyms:
origin Collocations, source Collocations, root Collocations, roots, cause Collocations, reason Collocations, heart Collocations, spring Collocations, antecedent, germ, heritage Collocations, extraction
Sense: Adjective: beginner
Synonyms:
beginner, elementary Collocations, introductory, basic Collocations, essential Collocations, rudimentary, fundamental Collocations
Sense: Adjective: coming first
Synonyms:
begin
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Sense: Preposition: get underway
Synonyms:
start Collocations, start up, start on, start off, commence Collocations, get going , get underway, set about, initiate Collocations, launch Collocations, set sth in motion, dig in , dive in , start the ball rolling , get down to business , get cracking on , kick off , kick things off , go to it, get down to, plunge into, institute, establish Collocations, introduce Collocations, found Collocations, inaugurate, create Collocations, pioneer Collocations, make something happen, give birth to, get moving on, lead off, trigger Collocations, spark Collocations, induce Collocations, impel, get the show on the road , tee off , play ball , throw the first stone , take the plunge , get your feet wet , break the ice , strike up, strike out, jump off, open up, open things up, tackle Collocations, lay the foundation for, break ground, lead up to, effectuate, open fire, fire away
Antonyms:
stop Collocations, end Collocations, finish Collocations, fright Collocations, wrap up , terminate Collocations, conclude Collocations, cease Collocations
Sense: Verb: come into being
Synonyms:
start Collocations, commence Collocations, come about, come into existence, come into the world, come into being, come forth, emerge Collocations, spring Collocations, spring up, spring from, crop up, originate Collocations, be born, sprout Collocations, dawn Collocations, arise Collocations, occur Collocations, happen Collocations, break Collocations, break out, rise Collocations, enter Collocations, emanate, burst forth, issue forth, bud Collocations, stem from, come from, derive from, grow Collocations, flower Collocations, blossom Collocations, start up, lead out, take off, rear its head, have its origin
Antonyms:
stop Collocations, end Collocations, cease Collocations, subside Collocations, conclude Collocations