Begin :: Begin (v. i.) To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
Begin :: Begin (v. i.) To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start..
Beginning :: Beginning (n.) 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..
Beginning :: Beginning (n.) That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
Beginning :: Beginning (n.) That which is begun; a rudiment or element.