Polyglot Dictionary

iniciar

/iniˈsjaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
inicio
preterite (yo)
inicié
past participle
iniciado

Meaning

  1. to start

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

entablar

entablar specifically means to start or strike up, like a conversation or negotiations; iniciar is the general word "to start, initiate" any process.

Practice

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