commence looking

[/kəˈmɛns ˈlʊkɪŋ/]

verb phrase

começar a procurar

1. to start searching or examining something; to begin looking for someone or something

We will commence looking for the missing documents tomorrow morning.

Começaremos a procurar pelos documentos desaparecidos amanhã de manhã.

2. to initiate the act of viewing or observing

The committee will commence looking into the matter next week.

O comitê começará a investigar a questão na próxima semana.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

começar a procurar

most common usage

Rio de Janeiro

começar a procurar

standard usage, informal: 'sair procurando'

São Paulo

começar a procurar

formal and informal contexts

Portugal

começar a procurar

formal; alternatively 'principiar a procurar'

commence looking high and low

commence looking into something

commence looking for trouble

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