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The correct spelling is beginning.
How to pronounce beginning
IPA: /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
Say it like: Bej-inn-ing
The correct spelling is beginning. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succe… For example: "What was the beginning of the dispute?"
Usage Examples
“What was the beginning of the dispute?”
“That house is at the beginning of the street.”
“I began playing the piano at the age of five. Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
- 2.That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- 3.That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
- 4.The initial portion of some extended thing.
verb
- 1.To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- 2.To be in the first stage of some situation
- 3.To come into existence.
adjective
- 1.Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
Spelling pattern and memory trick
Pattern
Doubled final consonant
Why it happens
Begin doubles the N before -ing: be-GIN-ning.
Memory trick: Beginning begins with one N sound but needs two N letters in the middle.
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