Asturian

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Etymology

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en- + pieza, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *impettiāre.

Verb

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empezar (first-person singular indicative present empezo, past participle empezáu)

  1. to begin, start
    Synonyms: entamar, apenzar, empecipiar, emprimar, aniciar, comenzar

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Galician

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Verb

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empezar (first-person singular present empezo, first-person singular preterite empecei, past participle empezado)

  1. to begin, to start
    Synonym: comezar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ pieza +‎ -ar, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *impettiāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /empeˈθaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /empeˈsaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pe‧zar

Verb

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empezar (first-person singular present empiezo, first-person singular preterite empecé, past participle empezado)

  1. to start, begin, to get started
    Synonyms: comenzar, iniciar
  2. (intransitive) to start [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales.
    He recently started eating vegetables.
  3. (intransitive) to start [with por (+ infinitive) ‘by doing something’]
    Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda.
    I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help.
  4. (intransitive) to start, to begin [with con ‘with’]
    En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ.
    In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ.
  5. (intransitive) to lead, to open [with con ‘with’]
  6. (reflexive) to be started

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