começando

[koh-meh-SAN-doh]

verb

beginning, starting

1. Present participle of 'começar'; the act of initiating or starting something

Starting from today, I will exercise regularly.

Começando de hoje, vou fazer exercício regularmente.

2. Gerund form indicating an action in progress or about to commence

The meeting is beginning now.

A reunião está começando agora.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

começando

Standard usage across Brazil

Portugal

começando

Standard usage; identical to Brazilian Portuguese

começando do zero (starting from scratch)

começando do princípio (starting from the beginning)

começando tudo de novo (starting all over again)

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