beginnings

be-gin-nings · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of beginning; the first parts or early stages of something.

  2. 2.

    The origins or sources of something.

Forms

plural: beginnings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    humble beginnings — A modest or lowly origin.
  • •
    from small beginnings — Starting from something minor that grows larger.
  • •
    the beginnings of — The early stages or first signs of.

Related words

Antonyms: conclusions, endings, finishes
See also: begin, beginning, origin, start
Synonyms: inceptions, origins, outsets, starts

Etymology

From Old English beginnung ("beginning"), from beginnan ("to begin") + -ung (noun suffix). Plural form with -s.