cominciare
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cominitiō, *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Compare Catalan començar, French commencer, Portuguese começar, Romansch cumanzar, Sicilian cuminzari, Spanish comenzar.
Pronunciation
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Verb
cominciare (auxiliary avere or essere)
- (transitive, intransitive) to begin, to start, to commence, to set about
- Synonyms: incominciare; iniziare; principiare (dated, regional)
- Antonym: finire