empezar

== Asturian == === Etymology === en- + pieza, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *impettiāre. === Verb === empezar (first-person singular indicative present empiezo, past participle empezáu) to begin, start Synonyms: entamar, apenzar, empecipiar, emprimar, aniciar, comenzar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “empezar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “empezar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Galician == === Alternative forms === empeçar (reintegrationist) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: em‧pe‧zar === Verb === empezar (first-person singular present empezo, first-person singular preterite empecei, past participle empezado) to begin, to start Synonym: comezar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “empezar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ pieza +‎ -ar, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root impertiāre. The underlying meanings is to "start" to consume something by breaking off a "piece" or by breaking it open. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /empeˈθaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /empeˈsaɾ/ [ẽm.peˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: em‧pe‧zar === Verb === empezar (first-person singular present empiezo, first-person singular preterite empecé, past participle empezado) to start, begin, to get started Synonyms: comenzar, iniciar (intransitive) to start [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] (intransitive) to start [with por (+ infinitive) ‘by doing something’] (intransitive) to start, to begin [with con ‘with’] (intransitive) to lead, to open [with con ‘with’] (reflexive) to be started ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: umpisa ==== Further reading ==== “empezar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “empezar”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN