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incominciare

to begin, to start

verb een-koh-meen-CHAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Incominciare is a synonym of cominciare and iniziare, all meaning 'to begin.' It is slightly more formal or literary than cominciare. Like cominciare, it can take either essere or avere depending on context: with a direct object use avere; used intransitively it often takes essere.

Examples

"Lo spettacolo sta per incominciare."

Natural Translation

The show is about to begin.

Literal Translation

The show is about-to start.

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