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empezar meaning in English

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empezar verb

begin [began, begun, beginning, begins](to start, to initiate or take the first step into something)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn] [US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn]
We can begin. = Podemos empezar.

commence [commenced, commencing, commences](begin, start)
verb
[UK: kə.ˈmens] [US: kə.ˈmens]

start [started, starting, starts](to set in motion)
verb
[UK: stɑːt] [US: ˈstɑːrt]
He started just now. = Acaba de empezar.

take up(to resume)
verb
[UK: teɪk ʌp] [US: ˈteɪk ʌp]

empezar a sudar verb

break a sweat(to start sweating)
verb

empezar de cero verb

start over(begin again)
verb

empezar; verb

get on with(proceed with)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ɒn wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

para empezar preposition

in the first place(to begin with)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst ˈpleɪs] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfɝːst ˈpleɪs]

para empezar adverb

first(before anything else)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɜːst] [US: ˈfɝːst]

for starters(as an initial point)
adverb

todo es empezar phrase

appetite comes with eating(starting something increases your desire to continue it)
phrase
[UK: ˈæ.pɪ.taɪt kʌmz wɪð ˈiːt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈæ.pə.ˌtaɪt ˈkəmz wɪθ ˈiːt.ɪŋ]

volver a empezar verb

start over(begin again)
verb