Empezado (en. Started)
/em-pe-'θa-ðo/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
adjective
That has initiated a process or action.
The project has already been started.
El proyecto ya ha sido empezado.
State of something that has begun.
The course has started this week.
El curso ha empezado esta semana.
Etymology
From the verb empezar, from Latin 'implicare'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
started from scratch
To initiate something without having anything prior.
empezado desde cero
already started
That has begun before the present time.
ya empezado
start again
To begin something again after having left it.
empezar de nuevo
Related Words
to start
To initiate something.
empezar
to begin
To give start to something.
comenzar
beginning
The moment when something begins.
inicio
Slang Meanings
Start of an activity informally.
Let's do a start to the party.
Vamos a hacer un empezado a la fiesta.
Reference to something that was left unfinished.
That project is a bit started.
Ese proyecto está un poco empezado.