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beginning of the end

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The point when something starts to end or become worse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: begyndelsen til enden — the point when something starts to end or become worse
  • Finnish: lopun alku — the point when something starts to end or become worse
  • French: début de la fin — the point when something starts to end or become worse
  • German: Anfang vom Ende — the point when something starts to end or become worse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: begynnelsen på slutten — the point when something starts to end or become worse
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: byrjinga på slutten — the point when something starts to end or become worse
  • Polish: początek końca — the point when something starts to end or become worse