No. 2,953 in Dutch
beginsel
"Beginsel" means "principle" or "fundamental starting point" in English.
In a sentence
In het beginsel van het project was alles nog onduidelijk.
At the beginning of the project, everything was still unclear.
The word 'beginsel' in this context means 'beginning' as it refers to the initial phase of the project.
Een belangrijk beginsel van onze organisatie is eerlijkheid.
An important principle of our organization is honesty.
Here, 'beginsel' means 'principle', denoting a fundamental belief or rule.
Ze geloofde sterk in het beginsel van vrijheid van meningsuiting.
She strongly believed in the principle of freedom of speech.
In this sentence, 'beginsel' also means 'principle', referring to a core value or ideal that someone adheres to.
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