comenzar

/ko.menˈθaɾ/

to begin

Voy a comenzar mi trabajo ahora.

I'm going to begin my work now.

general

To start or initiate an action or process

El concierto comenzará a las 8 PM.

The concert will begin at 8 PM.

Comenzamos a estudiar para el examen.

We began studying for the exam.

Commonly used in everyday contexts to indicate the start of an activity or event.

Collocations

comenzar ato start tocomenzar conto begin with

to start over

'Comenzar' is often followed by 'a' + infinitive verb to indicate the start of an action.

From Latin 'cominitiare', meaning 'to begin'

Often used interchangeably with 'empezar', though 'comenzar' is slightly more formal.

com-

together

prefix

-enzar

to begin

root

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