empezar — 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

empezar is used for these senses in English:

• begin (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
• get on with (transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
• start (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
• start over (idiomatic, ambitransitive, US) to begin again; to return to the beginning
• take up (ambitransitive) To resume, to return to something that was interrupted.

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