The difference between Beginning and First

When used as nouns, beginning means the act of doing that which begins anything, whereas first means the person or thing in the first position.

When used as adjectives, beginning means of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing, whereas first means preceding all others of a series or kind.

First is also adverb with the meaning: before anything else.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beginning and First

  1. Beginning as a noun (uncountable):

    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. Beginning as a noun:

    That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

  3. Beginning as a noun:

    That which begins or originates something; the first cause.

  4. Beginning as a noun:

    The initial portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story."

    "That house is at the beginning of the street."

  1. Beginning as a verb:

    Examples:

    "He is beginning to read a new book."

  1. Beginning as an adjective (informal):

    Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "in the beginning paragraph of the chapter"

    "in the beginning section of the course"

  1. First as an adjective:

    Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

    Examples:

    "The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday."

    "I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race."

  2. First as an adjective:

    Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.

    Examples:

    "Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece."

  1. First as an adverb:

    Before anything else; firstly.

    Examples:

    "Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook."

  1. First as a noun (uncountable):

    The person or thing in the first position.

    Examples:

    "He was the first to complete the course."

  2. First as a noun (uncountable):

    The first gear of an engine.

  3. First as a noun (countable):

    Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.

    Examples:

    "This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."

  4. First as a noun (countable, baseball):

    first base

    Examples:

    "There was a close play at first."

  5. First as a noun (countable, British, colloquial):

    A first-class honours degree.

  6. First as a noun (countable, colloquial):

    A first-edition copy of some publication.

  7. First as a noun:

    A fraction of an integer ending in one.

    Examples:

    "one forty-first of the estate"

  1. First as a noun (obsolete):

    Time; time granted; respite.

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