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begin search

[bɪˈɡɪn sɜːrtʃ]
verb phrase
iniciar busca
1. to start looking for something or someone
The rescue team will begin search at dawn.
A equipe de resgate iniciará a busca ao amanhecer.
2. to commence a search operation or investigation
We need to begin search for the missing documents immediately.
Precisamos iniciar a busca pelos documentos desaparecidos imediatamente.
3. to start an online search query
Click the button to begin search on the database.
Clique no botão para iniciar a busca no banco de dados.
Synonyms
start searchcommence searchinitiate searchlaunch search
Antonyms
end searchstop searchconclude searchabandon search

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
iniciar busca
most common in Brazil
São Paulo
começar a busca
alternative common usage
Portugal
iniciar a procura
procura preferred over busca in European Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
começar a procura
colloquial variation

Related Idioms & Phrases

search and rescue
search party
search warrant
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