начина́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• begin verb To start doing something, or for something to start happening.
• commence verb To begin or start (formal).
• start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

начина́ться is used for these senses in English:

• begin (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
• start (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

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