beginner
noun/bɪˈɡɪnə(r)/
/bɪˈɡɪnər/
- a person who is starting to learn something and cannot do it very well yet
- She's in the beginners' class.
- Italian for beginners
Extra ExamplesTopics Languageb1- The book is advertised as a beginner's guide to opera.
- The classes are suitable for complete beginners.
- This is a good course for beginners in Spanish.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- advanced
- …
- teach
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