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

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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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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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

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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. (transitive with a) to start to
    Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales.
    He recently started eating vegetables.
  3. (transitive with por) to start by; to start with
    Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda.
    I suggest that we start by acknowledging that we need more help.
    En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ.
    In Spanish, few words begin with the letter ñ.
  4. (transitive with con) to lead with, to open with
  5. (reflexive) to be started

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