Onset - English meaning

noun

The action or process of arriving.

Usage examples:

Ruth's arrival in new york

noun

The act of someone or something that reaches a place or comes into existence, or a person or thing that reaches a place

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[ u ] the arrival of the railroad changed the western us., [ u ] the arrival of the new year was gr…

noun

The act of coming to a place

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Two hours after the arrival of 500,000 newspapers, they are sorted into bundles for 2,000 newsagent…

noun

The point in time or space at which something begins.

Usage examples:

He left at the beginning of february

verb

Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).

Usage examples:

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

noun

The first part of something or the start of something

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Notes on how to use this dictionary can be found at the beginning of the book., she sat down and re…

noun

The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.

Usage examples:

He was blind from birth

verb

Give birth to (a baby or other young).

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She birthed five children within ten years

noun

The time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body

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It was a difficult birth., he weighed eight pounds at birth., more men are present at the births of…

noun

The beginning of something.

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The commencement of the trial

noun

Fml the beginning of something

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The senate's commencement of closed-door deliberations

noun

The beginning of something

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Would passengers please turn off their mobile phones before the commencement of the flight.

noun

The action or process of bringing something into existence.

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Creation of a coalition government

noun

In the bible, (the) creation is the making of the world by god.

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[ c ] the fashion magazine had photos of the latest paris creations.

noun

The act or process of making, producing, or building something, or something that has been made, built, or produced

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The creation of wealth, some local people are protesting at the creation of a national park in the …

noun

The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.

Usage examples:

He set off at dawn

verb

(of a day) begin.

Usage examples:

Thursday dawned bright and sunny

noun

The period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky

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At dawn we woke at dawn., dawn is breaking we left as dawn was breaking (= starting)., break of daw…

noun

The process of becoming visible after being concealed.

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I misjudged the timing of my emergence

noun

The process of appearing

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The agreement set the stage for the company's emergence from bankruptcy., the emergence of a pandem…

noun

The fact of something becoming known or starting to exist

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Emergence of the emergence of a new strain of the hiv virus, one notable trend was the emergence of…

noun

The origin or mode of formation of something.

Usage examples:

This tale had its genesis in fireside stories

proper noun

The first book of the bible, which includes the stories of the creation of the world, noah's ark, the tower of babel, and the patriarchs abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph.

noun

The time when something came into existence; the beginning or origin

Usage examples:

The genesis of life on earth

noun

The establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.

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She has been on the board since its inception two years ago

noun

The beginning of an organization or official activity

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Since something's inception since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of c…

noun

The state or period of babyhood or early childhood.

Usage examples:

A son who died in infancy

noun

The state or period of being a baby, or fig. the early stage of growth or development of something

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Fig. bird research on the island is still in its infancy.

noun

The time when someone is a baby or a very young child

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In infancy her youngest child died in infancy.

noun

A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Usage examples:

An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke

adjective

Coming at the beginning of something; initial.

Usage examples:

She stole the show with her opening remark

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.

Usage examples:

The outbreak of world war ii

noun

The start or beginning of something.

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The project was flawed from the outset

noun

The start or beginning

Usage examples:

From the outset we planned to conduct our research together.

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.