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commence search

[kəˈmens sɜːrtʃ]
verb phrase
iniciar busca
1. To begin or start a search or investigation
The rescue team will commence search operations at dawn.
A equipe de resgate iniciará operações de busca ao amanhecer.
2. To officially begin looking for something or someone
Police decided to commence search for the missing person.
A polícia decidiu iniciar a busca pela pessoa desaparecida.
Synonyms
begin searchstart searchinitiate searchlaunch searchundertake search
Antonyms
end searchconclude searchstop searchabandon search

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
iniciar a busca
most common usage
São Paulo
começar a busca
alternative to iniciar
Portugal
iniciar a procura
procura preferred over busca in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

commence a search operation
commence search and rescue
commence search procedures
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