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n. start, commencement

adj. just created or formed; introductory, basic

v. start, commence

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Noun
1. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
(antonym) ending, conclusion, finish
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) casus belli
(derivation) begin, lead off, start, commence
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
(synonym) commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
(antonym) middle
(hypernym) point, point in time
(hyponym) birth
3. the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
(antonym) middle
(hypernym) part, section, division
(derivation) begin
4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "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"
(synonym) origin, root, rootage, source
(hypernym) point
(hyponym) derivation
5. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
(synonym) start, commencement
(hypernym) change of state
(hyponym) springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
(derivation) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

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Adjective
1. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
(synonym) beginning(a), first
(similar) opening

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Verb
1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "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"
(synonym) get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
(antonym) end, terminate
(hyponym) recommence
(derivation) novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
(synonym) start
(antonym) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
(hyponym) erupt, break out
(verb-group) start
3. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
(synonym) lead off, start, commence
(antonym) end, terminate
(hyponym) jumpstart, jump-start
(cause) start
(derivation) founder, beginner, founding father, father
4. begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number 'one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester"
(verb-group) start
(derivation) beginning
6. have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) start
7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a work-out"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
(synonym) start
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) start
8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
(synonym) start
(hypernym) act, move
(verb-group) start
9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "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"
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
(verb-group) get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

n. začátek

v. začít; začít (čím); nejprve

Rzecz. początek

Czas. zaczynać; zaczynać się; zaczynać się (od czegoś/czymś); początkując-y/a; z początku; najpierw; po pierwsze; wyruszyć