begin searching

[bɪˈɡɪn ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ]

verb phrase

começar a procurar

1. to start looking for something or someone

We need to begin searching for the missing documents immediately.

Precisamos começar a procurar pelos documentos desaparecidos imediatamente.

2. to initiate a search process or investigation

The rescue team began searching the forest at dawn.

O time de resgate começou a procurar na floresta ao amanhecer.

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General Brazilian

começar a procurar

most common usage in Brazil

São Paulo

começar a buscar

alternative form, equally used

Portugal

começar a procurar

standard European Portuguese form

begin searching high and low

begin searching with a fine-tooth comb

begin searching from scratch

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