começar

== Galician == === Verb === começar (first-person singular present começo, first-person singular preterite comecei, past participle começado, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of comezar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== começo === References === “começar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ko.me.ˈt͡saɾ/ Rhymes: -aɾ === Verb === começar to start ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: comezar Portuguese: começar === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "começar" == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === commeçar (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese começar, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre. Compare Galician comezar. It has been supposed that the Portuguese form developed via an unattested *comẽeçar, but this appears unlikely. The loss of /n/ was likely due to analogy with the synonym empeçar (cf. Spanish comenzar, diphthongally influenced by empezar). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧me‧çar === Verb === começar (first-person singular present começo, first-person singular preterite comecei, past participle começado) (intransitive) to start; to begin; to commence Synonyms: iniciar, principiar Antonyms: acabar, terminar Fique quieto, o filme já vai começar! ― Keep quiet, the movie is going to start soon! (transitive) to begin; to start to do Synonyms: iniciar, principiar Antonyms: acabar, terminar Vou começar a lição de inglês falando sobre verbos irregulares. ― I will start the English lesson talking about irregular verbs. (transitive) to start; to initiate (to cause something to begin) Synonyms: iniciar, inicializar Antonyms: acabar com, terminar, finalizar, fechar Aperte play para começar o vídeo. ― Press play to start the video. O acontecimento começou um debate sobre o crime. ― The occurrence started a debate about crime. (catenative) to begin [with a (+ infinitive) or (less common) por (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] Synonym: principiar Antonyms: terminar de, parar de Um pirralho começou a gritar. ― A brat began to scream / began screaming. (intransitive) to begin (to have a first experience) Synonym: principiar Antonym: terminar Não sei cozinhar ainda, mas comecei com alguns pratos simples. ― I don't know how to cook yet, but I started with some simple foods. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Makalero: komesa (“to start”) === References === === Further reading === “começar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “começar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “começar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “começar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “começar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “começar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026