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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