Collocations for beginning - noun
ADJECTIVE
new
She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.
She spoke of a new beginning for the nation.
auspicious,
hopeful,
promising
It was an auspicious beginning to his long career.
It was an auspicious beginning to his long career.
inauspicious,
unpromising
(esp. BrE)
VERB + beginning
herald,
mark,
represent,
signal,
signify,
spell,
symbolize
This invention marked the beginning of the modern age.
This invention marked the beginning of the modern age.
see,
witness
2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
trace
a custom that traces its beginnings to the 15th century
a custom that traces its beginnings to the 15th century
PREPOSITION
at the beginning (of sth)
I'm paid at the beginning of each month.
I'm paid at the beginning of each month.
from the beginning
Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.
Tell me the whole story, right from the beginning.
in the beginning
In the beginning I found the course very difficult.
In the beginning I found the course very difficult.
PHRASES
the beginning of the end
That day was the beginning of the end of our friendship.
That day was the beginning of the end of our friendship.
early beginnings,
first beginnings
The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups.
The society had its early beginnings in discussion groups.
from beginning to end
The play was nonsense from beginning to end.
The play was nonsense from beginning to end.
from humble beginnings,
from modest beginnings,
from small beginnings
From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today.
From these small beginnings it grew into the vast company we know today.
be just the beginning,
be only the beginning
These changes are just the beginning: much more is to come.
These changes are just the beginning: much more is to come.
the very beginning
I disliked her from the very beginning.
I disliked her from the very beginning.