começar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- begin verb To start doing something, or for something to start happening.
- commence verb To begin or start (formal).
- embark verb To board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle at the start of a journey.
- lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
- open adjective Not closed, blocked, or sealed — allowing entry, passage, or view.
- start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
Senses
começar is used for these senses in English:
- as of (idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.
- begin (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- embark (transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.
- get started (transitive, idiom) To cause (someone) to start talking about something in length.
- lead (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- lead To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- lead (transitive, cards, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with
- open (obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.