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# beginner

«beginner» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who is just starting to learn or do something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a beginner, beginners)

### meaning for a pupil

A beginner is a person who is just starting to learn or do something and does not have much skill yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In sport, music and language lessons, there are beginner groups and beginner levels. In everyday life, everyone is a beginner at first, so it is okay to make mistakes. In safety, beginners in swimming, skiing or skating should stay in safe areas with an instructor. Phrases: «beginner's luck», «for beginners», «a complete beginner».

### examples

- I'm a beginner at the guitar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x1)
- This is a book for beginners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x2)
- The ski slope for beginners is not steep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x3)
- Everyone was a beginner once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x4)
- She won the game with beginner's luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x5)
- Beginners should swim in the shallow end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x6)
- He's a complete beginner, so be patient. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x7)
- We start with beginner piano pieces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/#x8)

### note

Countable: a beginner, beginners. Spelling: double n before -er (begin → beginner, beginning). «Beginner's luck» means doing well by chance on your first try. Opposite: expert.

### In the corpora

- [Everyone who is good at a game was once a beginner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/399-left-out-without-a-console/26/)
- [Priya's cousin explained: a very good player had made a fresh account to crush beginners.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks/2/)
- [Smurfing means a strong player using a new account to play against beginners.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks/26/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «beginner» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.