estuvieron comenzando
-they/you were beginning
Preterite progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of comenzar.
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comenzar

TRANSITIVE VERB
(to commence)-to begin
Synonyms for comenzar
empezar
to start
empezar
to start by
emprender
to start
inaugurar
to mark the beginning of
inaugurar
to open
iniciar
to begin
iniciarse
to begin
nacer
to grow
originar
to cause
principiar
to begin
acometer
to undertake
comenzar de nuevo
to start over
embarcarse
to embark on
empezar a hacer
to start doing
empezar de nuevo
to start again
emprender
to undertake
fundar
to establish
fundar
to found
iniciarse
to start
originarse
to originate
poner en marcha
to start
ponerse en marcha
to set about
recomenzar
to begin again
reiniciar
to restart
restablecer
to re-establish
volver a empezar
to start again
Antonyms for comenzar
acabar
to end
acabar
to finish
acabar de
to finish
acabarse
to end
clausurar
to close
concluir
to conclude
culminar
to end
culminar
to finish
dejar de
to stop
detener
to stop
fenecer
to come to an end
finalizar
to finish
parar
to stop
poner fin a
put an end to
prescribir
to expire
suspender
to cancel
terminar
to end
terminar
to finish
terminar de
to finish
ultimar
to finalize
zanjar
to settle
acabar con
to end
aparcar
to shelve
cesar
to cease
cesar
to stop
completar
to complete
concluirse
to end
continuar
to continue
continuar con
to continue with
declinar
to draw to a close
despachar
to deal with
detenerse
to stop
expirar
to expire
finiquitar
to finish
paralizar
to paralyze
reanudar
to resume
terminarse
to finish
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to initiate)-to start
Synonyms for comenzar
acometer
to undertake
Antonyms for comenzar
declinar
to draw to a close
finalizar
to end
prescribir
to expire
concluirse
to end
despachar
to deal with
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