hubieron empezado
-they/you had begun
Preterite perfect ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of empezar.
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empezar

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to commence)-to start
Synonyms for empezar
comenzar
to begin
iniciarse
to begin
comenzar de nuevo
to start over
empezar a hacer
to start doing
empezar de nuevo
to start again
emprender
to start
incoar
to initiate
iniciar
to begin
principiar
to begin
reanudarse
to resume
reiniciar
to restart
volver a empezar
to start again
Antonyms for empezar
acabar
to end
acabarse
to end
cerrar
to conclude
concluir
to conclude
culminar
to end
culminar
to finish
dejar de
to stop
finalizar
to end
prescribir
to prescribe
terminar
to end
terminar
to finish
acabar con
to end
acabar de
to finish
cancelar
to cancel
cesar
to cease
clausurar
to close
completar
to complete
concluirse
to end
continuar
to continue
continuar con
to continue with
cortar
to break off
cortar
to cut
declinar
to draw to a close
desistir
to give up
expirar
to expire
fenecer
to come to an end
finiquitar
to finish
reanudar
to resume
rematar
to end
seguir
to carry on
suspender
to cancel
terminar de
to finish
terminarse
to finish
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to originate)-to start
Synonyms for empezar
comenzar
to begin
iniciar
to begin
iniciarse
to begin
originar
to cause
comenzar de nuevo
to start over
generar
to generate
nacer
to rise
originarse
to originate
poner en marcha
to start
ponerse en marcha
to set about
Antonyms for empezar
concluirse
to end
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to commence)-to start
Synonyms for empezar
comenzar
to begin
acometer
to attack
hacer
to do
originar
to cause
recomenzar
to begin again
restablecer
to re-establish
Antonyms for empezar
acabar
to finish
finalizar
to finish
poner fin a
put an end to
zanjar
to settle
concluirse
to end
despachar
to deal with
sacrificar
to sacrifice
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