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empezar.

to start, begin, to get started

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/empeˈθaɾ/[ẽm.peˈθaɾ]/empeˈsaɾ/[ẽm.peˈsaɾ]

  1. to start, begin, to get started

  2. to start

    intransitive
    Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales.

  3. to start

    intransitive
    Sugiero que empecemos por reconocer que necesitamos más ayuda.

  4. to start, to begin

    intransitive
    En español, pocas palabras empiezan por la letra ñ.

  5. to lead, to open

    intransitive

  6. to be started

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From en- + pieza + -ar. The underlying meanings is "to start", to consume something by breaking off a "piece" or by breaking it open.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.